# William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)

**German title:** Romeo & Julia 1997


**Genres:** Drama, Romance

**Duration:** 120 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [6.7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.5](https://letterboxd.com/film/romeo-juliet-1996/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 74%, Popcornmeter: 77%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/william_shakespeares_romeo_and_juliet)

## Description

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

## Details

**Premiere:** 13 Mar 1997

**Director:** Baz Luhrmann

**Cast:** Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Lupita Ochoa, Pete Postlethwaite, Gloria Silva, Paul Sorvino, Brian Dennehy, Paul Rudd, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Carolyn Valero

**Countries:** United States, Mexico, Australia, Canada

**Languages:** English

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO4jqwpt25k)

## Showtimes in Hamburg

No cinemas are showing this movie in the original language at the moment.