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West Side story (Motion picture). Polyglot
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 collectible scrapbook ([100] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.)
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.
Not rated. Special features contain unrated material.
directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; presented by Mirisch Pictures, Inc. in association with Seven Arts Productions, Inc. ; a Robert Wise production ; a Beta production.
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.
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chikiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley.
Closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English (5.1 surround), French (mono.), and Spanish (mono.), with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
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.
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)
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