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Certificate 12

Cast Claire Danes John Leguizamo Pete Postlethwaite Leonardo DiCaprio

Directors Baz Luhrmann

Screenwriters William Shakespeare Craig Pearce Baz Luhrmann

Running Time 120 minutes

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Baz Luhrmann's reinvention of the definitive love story

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Plot
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

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