Craig Pearce
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Craig Pearce is an Australian screenwriter and actor. Pearce's acting credits include a regular role in soap opera The Restless Years in 1981, guest roles in Bellamy and G.P., and film roles in To Make a Killing (1988), Mad Bomber in Love (1992) and The Seventh Floor (1994). Pearce co-wrote the play Strictly Ballroom and the screenplay of the 1992 movie adaptation with Baz Luhrmann. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1996 film Romeo + Juliet, the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, and the 2013 film The Great Gatsby; all with Luhrmann.

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The Great Gatsby
Romeo + Juliet
Moulin Rouge!
Elvis
Charlie St. Cloud
Strictly Ballroom
Pistol
Nightmaster
Will
E Street
The Seventh Floor
To Make a Killing
Elvis
The Great Gatsby
Charlie St. Cloud
Moulin Rouge!
Romeo + Juliet
The Seventh Floor
Mad Bomber in Love
Strictly Ballroom
Nightmaster
To Make a Killing
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