{{about|the film|Peter Martins' 2007 ballet|Romeo + Juliet (ballet)|other uses|Romeo and Juliet (disambiguation)}} '''''William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet''''' is an [[Academy Award]]-nominated [[1996 in film|1996]] [[United States|American]] film and the 10th on-screen adaptation of [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Romeo and Juliet|romantic tragedy of the same name]]. It was directed by Australian [[Baz Luhrmann]] and stars [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and [[Claire Danes]] in the eponymous roles. == Overview ==The plot has some changes from the original script: ==References=={{reflist}}