Romeo + Juliet

1996 film directed by Baz Luhrmann
Movie film Q463313
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Summary

Romeo + Juliet is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,369 views/month, #714 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Baz Luhrmann[3]
  • Director: Baz Luhrmann[4]
  • Screenwriter: Craig Pearce[5], Baz Luhrmann[6]
  • Composer: Nellee Hooper[7]
  • Genre: romance film[8], drama film[9], teen film[10], action film[11]
  • Based on: Romeo and Juliet[12]
  • Cast member: Leonardo DiCaprio[13], Claire Danes[14], Brian Dennehy[15], John Leguizamo[16], Pete Postlethwaite[17], Paul Sorvino[18], Diane Venora[19], Harold Perrineau[20], Miriam Margolyes[21], Christina Pickles[22], Dash Mihok[23], Vondie Curtis-Hall[24], Paul Rudd[25], Jesse Bradford[26]
  • Producer: Gabriella Martinelli[27], Baz Luhrmann[28]
  • Part of the series: The Red Curtain Trilogy[29]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[30]
  • Production company: 20th Century Studios[31], Bazmark[32]
  • Director of photography: Donald McAlpine[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Commons category: Romeo + Juliet[35]
  • Soundtrack release: Romeo + Juliet[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37]
  • Review score: 6.7/10[38], 60/100[39], 74%[40]
  • Color: color[41]
  • Country of origin: United States[42], Mexico[43], Australia[44], Canada[45]
  • Publication date: October 27, 1996[46], November 1, 1996[47], December 26, 1996[48], February 21, 1997[49], March 13, 1997[50], 1996[51]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[52], Disney+[53]
  • Narrative location: Verona Beach[54]
  • Official website: http://www.romeoandjuliet.com[55]
  • Filming location: California[56], Mexico[57]
  • Main subject: suicide[58], star-crossed lovers[59], rivalry[60], romantic love[61], forbidden love[62]

Why It Matters

Romeo + Juliet has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Box Office Mojo. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . Romeo + Juliet. wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . Romeo + Juliet. wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . Romeo + Juliet. wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . readersdigest.co.uk. Retrieved . readersdigest.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Movieplayer film id → 394
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  4. 9w ago · Randomologist2000 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 10w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Romeo + Juliet'}, {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Romeo & Julia'}
    Fandom article id → movies:William_Shakespeare's_Romeo_+_Juliet_(1996)
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Catherine Martin
    Set in period → 1990s
    Publication date → +1996-10-27T00:00:00Z, +1996-11-01T00:00:00Z, +1996-12-26T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann
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