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West Side story [DVD] / United Artists ; directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; presented by Mirisch Pictures Inc. in association with Seven Arts Productions Inc. ; a Beta Production.

Wood, Natalie. (Added Author). Beymer, Richard, 1939- (Added Author). Tamblyn, Russ. (Added Author). Moreno, Rita. (Added Author). Chakiris, George. (Added Author). Wise, Robert, 1914- (Added Author). Robbins, Jerome. (Added Author). Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005 (Added Author). Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Added Author). Leven, Boris. (Added Author). Gangelin, Victor. (Added Author). Hynes, Fred. (Added Author). Sawyer, Gordon, 1905-1980 (Added Author). Chaplin, Saul, 1912-1997 (Added Author). Green, Johnny, 1908-1989 (Added Author). Ramin, Sid. (Added Author). Kostal, Irwin. (Added Author). Stanford, Thomas (Thomas G.) (Added Author). Sharaff, Irene. (Added Author). Fapp, Daniel. (Added Author). Laurents, Arthur. West Side story. (Added Author). United Artists Corporation. (Added Author). Mirisch Company. (Added Author). Seven Arts Productions. (Added Author). Beta Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. (Cast).

Summary:

In the world of 1950s New York City street gangs, an Anglo boy and a Puerto Rican girl fall in love. Their story echoes Shakespeare's tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, when the feud between rival gangs leads to tragedy and death.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard format.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, 2003, c1967.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Arthur Laurents.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; film editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein.
Participant or Performer Note:
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
5-adult BWI.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby 5.1 surround in English, mono. French or Spanish; region 1.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish; subtitles English, French or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy award for best picture (Wise), best supporting actor (Charkiris), best supporting actress (Moreno), best director (Wise, Robbins), best cinematography, color (Fapp), best art direction/set direction (Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin), best sound (Fred Hynes, Gordon Sawyer), best score, musical (Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal), best editing (Thomas Stanford), best costumes, color (Irene Sharaff), 1961

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Genre: DVD-Video discs.
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