<P> William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet ( shortened to Romeo + Juliet ) is a 1996 American romantic crime film directed , co-produced , and co-written by Baz Luhrmann , co-produced by Gabriella Martinelli , and co-written by Craig Pearce , being an adaptation and modernization of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Romeo and Juliet . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles of Romeo and Juliet , who instantly fall in love when Romeo crashes a party and meets her , despite their being members of the Montague and Capulet family ; Brian Dennehy , John Leguizamo , Pete Postlethwaite , Paul Sorvino , and Diane Venora star in supporting roles . </P>
<P> William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet ( shortened to Romeo + Juliet ) is a 1996 American romantic crime film directed , co-produced , and co-written by Baz Luhrmann , co-produced by Gabriella Martinelli , and co-written by Craig Pearce , being an adaptation and modernization of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Romeo and Juliet . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles of Romeo and Juliet , who instantly fall in love when Romeo crashes a party and meets her , despite their being members of the Montague and Capulet family ; Brian Dennehy , John Leguizamo , Pete Postlethwaite , Paul Sorvino , and Diane Venora star in supporting roles . </P>
who played juliet in romeo and juliet 1996
who played juliet in romeo and juliet 1996
Claire Danes
Claire Danes