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Placido Rizzotto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈplaːtʃido ritˈtsɔtto]; 2 January 1914 – 10 March 1948) was an Italian partisan, socialist peasant and trade union leader from Corleone, who was kidnapped and murdered by Sicilian Mafia boss Luciano Leggio on 10 March 1948.
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo Montague
- Claire Danes as Juliet Capulet
- Harold Perrineau as Mercutio
- Paul Rudd as Dave Paris
- John Leguizamo as Tybalt Capulet
- Pete Postlethwaite as Father Laurence
- Miriam Margolyes as Nurse
- Romeo + Juliet Supporting Cast
In one of his first major blockbuster roles, 21-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio starred as the star-crossed lover protagonist Romeo Montague. Romeo is the heir of the Montague family, a teen who falls in love with his rival family’s daughter at a party. Love takes over all else, and he devises the two to get married all the while he is running from auth...
The role of Juliet Capulet is played by Claire Danes, who previously starred as Beth in Little Women, Home for the Holidays, and the lead role of Angela Chase in the TV series My So-Called Life. Following Romeo + Juliet, Danes would go on to star in Homeland for 8 seasons as well as popular movies like The Family Stone, The Rainmaker, and Terminato...
The most eccentric character in Romeo + Juliet, Mercutio is played by Harold Perrineau. Mercutio is Romeo’s best friend who is very vocal and instigative, gets the group high on ecstasy, cross-dresses, and ends up being murdered by Tybalt in a fight on the beach. Mercutio also utters the infamous Romeo and Juliet line, “A plague o’ both your houses...
Paul Rudd secured the role of the wealthy, high-class governor’s son, Dave Paris in Romeo + Juliet. Dave’s role in the movie is as Juliet’s arranged fiancé by her parents, who genuinely wants to marry Juliet though she loves Romeo instead. Aside from a recurring role on the TV series Sisters, Rudd’s only prior movie credits included Clueless and Ha...
Juliet’s temper-prone cousin Tybalt is played by John Leguizamo, who rose to fame two years prior as Luigi in the adventure comedy Super Mario Bros. Leguizamo has also been featured in movies likeCarlito’s Way, John Wick: Chapter 2, and the Ice Age franchise as Sid the Sloth. His notable TV credits include playing Ozzy on Bloodline and a recurring ...
In modernizing the film, Friar Laurence was changed to Father Laurence, where he still serves as the man Romeo and Juliet trust to help them marry and escape. In an attempt to end the Capulet and Montague feud, Father Laurence accepts Romeo’s request to marry him and Juliet Capulet. After marrying the young couple, he helps Romeo reunite with Julie...
Surprisingly still unnamed in Romeo + Juliet, Nurse is played by English actress Miriam Margolyes. Nurse is Juliet’s nanny and closest confidant who played the primary role in raising her instead of her own parents. While Father Laurence mostly assists Romeo in the star-crossed lover schemes, Nurse is Juliet’s loyal friend who helps the young coupl...
Paul Sorvino as Fulgencio Capulet: Juliet’s father and Capulet empire boss renowned actor Paul Sorvino. Fulgencio is the head of the Capulet family and is resented by Juliet for forcing her to marry Dave Paris. Sorvino’s most notable role is mob boss Paulie Cicero in Goodfellas, a role comparable to his Romeo + Juliet character. He also played Phil...
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May 24, 2012 · More than 60 years after he was killed for challenging the Mafia in his hometown, Sicilian leader Placido Rizzotto is finally being laid to rest, the BBC's Alan Johnston reports.
He secretly marries Juliet, the daughter of his father’s worst enemy; he happily takes abuse from Tybalt; and he would rather die than live without his beloved. Romeo is also an affectionate and devoted friend to his relative Benvolio, Mercutio, and Friar Lawrence. Read an in-depth analysis of Romeo.
Oct 20, 2000 · Placido Rizzotto: Directed by Pasquale Scimeca. With Marcello Mazzarella, Vincenzo Albanese, Carmelo Di Mazzarelli, Gioia Spaziani. The real story of Placido Rizzotto, a trade union leader murdered by the mafia in Sicily in 1948.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Pasquale Scimeca
- 2000-10-20
Placido Rizzotto, an Italian man who was murdered 64 years ago after making a courageous stand against the Mafia in the 1940s, is now being given a state funeral. The BBC's Rome correspondent...
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May 24, 2012 · After campaigning by family and relatives, union leader Placido Rizzotto is to be honoured over 60 years after he was killed in Corleone by the Mafia.
