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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Bazmark production ; produced by Gabriella Martinelli and Baz Luhrmann ; screenplay by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann ; directed by Baz Luhrmann.

Martinelli, Gabriella.; Luhrmann, Baz.; Pearce, Craig.; DiCaprio, Leonardo.; Danes, Claire, 1979-; Dennehy, Brian.; Leguizamo, John.; Postlethwaite, Pete.; Sorvino, Paul.; Venora, Diane.; McAlpine, Donald M.; Bilcock, Jill.; Hooper, Nellee.; Armstrong, Craig.; De Vries, Marius.; Barrett, Kym.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Bazmark (Firm); Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
2006
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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Bazmark production ; produced by Gabriella Martinelli and Baz Luhrmann ; screenplay by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann ; directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Uniform title
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Motion picture)
Edition
Music ed.
Created/published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006.
Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Associated name
Martinelli, Gabriella.
Luhrmann, Baz.
Pearce, Craig.
DiCaprio, Leonardo.
Danes, Claire, 1979-
Dennehy, Brian.
Leguizamo, John.
Postlethwaite, Pete.
Sorvino, Paul.
Venora, Diane.
McAlpine, Donald M.
Bilcock, Jill.
Hooper, Nellee.
Armstrong, Craig.
De Vries, Marius.
Barrett, Kym.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet.
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
Bazmark (Firm)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
Material base
metal plastic
Summary
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. The setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic backdrop of Verona Beach with these star-crossed lovers.
Language Note
English, French or Spanish languages, subtitled in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Note
Title from container.

Based on the play by William Shakespeare.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.

Special features: Music machine feature lets the viewer jump to individual songs throughout the film; 3 audio commentaries with director Baz Luhrmann, co-composer Craig Armstrong and co-composer Marius De Vries; "'Romeo + Juliet': the music" exclusive 45-min. documentary; "The London music mix" featurette; "Journey of the songs" featurettes: "Young hearts run free," "Everybody's free," and temp music.
Credits
Director of photography, Donald M. McAlpine ; film editor, Jill Bilcock ; music, Nellee Hooper ; additional score, Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries ; costume designer, Kym Barrett ; production designer, Catherine Martin.
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John LeGuizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora.
System details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1, letterbox) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS, Dolby Digital surround, dual layer, NTSC.
Genre/form
Feature films.
Film adaptations.

Call number
DVD 61
Folger accession
264104