West Side story (DVD)#2422

Drama. (Author). Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Added Author). Robbins, Jerome. (Added Author). Wood, Natalie. (Added Author). Beymer, Richard, 1939- (Added Author). Tamblyn, Russ. (Added Author). Moreno, Rita. (Added Author). Chakiris, George. (Added Author). Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Added Author). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). Mirisch Pictures. (Added Author). Seven Arts Productions. (Added Author). Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chikiris. (Cast).

Summary: This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.

Record details

ISBN: 0792858522
ISBN: 9780792858522
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hr., 32 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: [Fullscreen version.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the stage play by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince and the book by Arthur Laurents. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961. "Modified to fit your screen."--Container. Special features: Original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Boris Leven ; choreographer, Jerome Robbins.
Participant or Performer Note:	Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chikiris.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned. Soundtracks: English, French and Spanish; subtitles: English, French and Spanish.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA; 1962, Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Chakiris); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rita Moreno); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin); Best Cinematography, Color (Daniel L. Fapp); Best Costume Design, Color (Irene Sharaff); Best Director (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins); Best Film Editing (Thomas Stanford); Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal); Best Picture (Robert Wise); Best Sound (Fred Hynes, Gordon Sawyer.)