West Side story /

A modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set against the backdrop of gang warfare in the slums of the Puerto Rican section of New York City.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	West Side story (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation, MGM/UA Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, Robbins, Jerome, Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, Wood, Natalie, Beymer, Richard, 1939-, Tamblyn, Russ, Moreno, Rita, Chakiris, George, Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, [1991?]
Subjects:	Musical films. Gangs > New York (State) > Drama. First loves > Drama. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

Description
Summary:	A modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, set against the backdrop of gang warfare in the slums of the Puerto Rican section of New York City.
Item Description:	Videocassette release of the 1961 motion picture. Based on the stage play by Leonard Bernstein. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (153 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Audience:	Not rated.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1962: Best Motion Picture (Robert Wise, producer), Best Directing (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Chakiris {"Bernardo"}), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rita Moreno {"Anita"}), Best Art Direction (Color) (Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin), Best Cinematography (Color) (Daniel L. Fapp), Best Costume Design (Color) (Irene Sharaff), Best Film Editing (Thomas Stanford), Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) (Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal), Best Sound (Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director; and Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director)
Production Credits:	Photography, Daniel C. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein ; costumes, Irene Sharaff ; choreography, Jerome Robbins.