| Edition |
Music edition ; widescreen format (2.35:1). |
| Description |
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; DTS or Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English, Dolby digital surround in French or Spanish. |
| Cast |
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy, John LeGuizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Christina Pickles, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Rudd, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora, M. Emmet Walsh. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Donald M. McAlpine ; film editor, Jill Bilcock ; music by Nellee Hooper ; original score composed by Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries, Nellee Hooper. |
| Note |
Based on the play: Romeo and Juliet / by William Shakespeare. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. |
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Special features (57 min.): optional audio commentary by Luhrmann; optional audio commentary by Armstrong; optional audio commentary by De Vries; "Music machine", direct access to 14 songs in the film; "'William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet' : the music" documentary (47 min.); "The London music mix" featurette (4 min.); 3 "Journey of the songs" featurettes (6 min. total). |
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Includes program notes on container insert. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Summary |
Baz Luhrmann's unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story, with the setting moved from Renaissance-era Verona to modern-day southern California. |
| Contents |
Special features: Widescreen presentation -- Music machine feature -- 3 audio commentaries with director Baz Luhrmann, co-composer Craig Armstrong and co-composers Marius De Vries -- Romeo + Juliet: The music documentary -- The London music mix featurette -- Journey of the song featurettes: "Young hearts run free,' "Everybody's free," and Temp music -- Language: Egnish 5.1 DTS ; English 5.1 Dolbu surround ; French Dolby surrund ; Spanish Dolby surround -- Subtitles: English, Spanish. |
| Language |
In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional English or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Romeo (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Juliet (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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Teenagers -- Drama.
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Families -- Drama.
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Love -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Romance films.
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Musical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Luhrmann, Baz.
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Pearce, Craig.
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Martinelli, Gabriella.
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DiCaprio, Leonardo.
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Danes, Claire, 1979-
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Bradford, Jesse.
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Curtis-Hall, Vondie.
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Dennehy, Brian.
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Leguizamo, John.
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Margolyes, Miriam.
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Perrineau, Harold.
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Pickles, Christina.
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Postlethwaite, Pete.
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Rudd, Paul.
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Sorvino, Paul.
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Venora, Diane.
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Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-
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McAlpine, Donald M.
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Bilcock, Jill.
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Hooper, Nellee.
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Armstrong, Craig, 1959-
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De Vries, Marius.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Romeo and Juliet.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Bazmark (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Romeo + Juliet |
| Standard No. |
024543403623 00 |
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024543034650 |
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