

A gunfight between Montagues led by Benvolio, Romeo's cousin, and Capulets led by Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, creates chaos in the city. The animosity of the older generation-Fulgencio and Gloria Capulet and Ted and Caroline Montague-is felt by their younger relatives. In Verona Beach, the Capulets and Montagues are two rival business empires.
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The film was released on November 1, 1996, by 20th Century Fox.

It is the third major film version of the play, following a 1936 film and a 1968 film. Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora also star in supporting roles. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles of two teenagers who fall in love, despite their being members of feuding families. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann.
