West Side story /
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.
| Uniform Title: | West Side story (Motion picture). |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English (5.1 surround), French (mono.), and Spanish (mono.), with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. |
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©2003
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Aspect ratio 2.20:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs. Based upon the stage play produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens ; book by Arthur Laurents ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; play conceived, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Accompanying scrapbook includes Ernest Lehman introduction (new essay from the Academy Award-winning screenwriter), film script (complete copy of the working film script with behind-the-scenes photos), original lobby brochure reproduction, and behind-the-scenes memos (plus film reviews from 1961). Special features: disc 1. Original film intermission music (option to play with or without intermission) -- disc 2. "West Side memories" retrospective documentary: new 1 hr. featurette containing Natalie Wood's original vocal recordings and new interviews with the cast and crew, including Robert Wise and Stephen Sondheim ; Original film intermission music (restored and remixed in 5.1 surround) ; Storyboard-to-film comparison ; Original release trailers and behind-the-scenes photos (film archive also includes rare and never-before-seen materials such as production design and storyboard galleries. "DVD collector's set"--Box set container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 collectible scrapbook ([100] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.) |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital. |
| Audience: | Not rated. Special features contain unrated material. |
| 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: | Music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music conducted by Johnny Green ; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; film editor, Thomas Stanford ; orchestrations by Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal. |
| ISBN: | 0792855019 |