Title:
West Side story [videorecording] / Mirisch Pictures presents a Robert Wise production in association with Seven Arts Productions, Inc. ; screenplay writer, Ernest Lehman ; directors, Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins.
Author:
Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005.
Wise, Robert, 1914-
Robbins, Jerome.
Wood, Natalie.
Beymer, Richard, 1939-
Tamblyn, Russ.
Moreno, Rita.
Chakiris, George.
Fapp, Daniel.
Stanford, Thomas.
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
Sharaff, Irene.
Laurents, Arthur.
Mirisch Pictures (Firm)
Seven Arts Productions.
MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
Publication Information:
[United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003], c1961.
Call Number:
PN1997 .W475 2003 DISCS 1-2
Abstract:
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.
Added Uniform Title:
West Side story (Motion picture)
Edition:
Collectors set, Special ed.; widescreen version (2.20:1 ; 16x9)
ISBN:
9780792855019
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book.
General Note:
Information from pre-release promotional materials; release date: April 1, 2003.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.
Based on the stage play produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince and the book by Arthur Laurents; play conceived, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.
Special features: Disc 1: feature film; original film intermission music (option to play with or without intermission) -- Disc 2: "West side memories" retrospective documentary containing Natalie Wood's original vocal recordings and new interviews with cast and crew including Robert Wise and Stephen Sondheim; original film intermission music; storyboard-to-film comparison; original release trailers and behind-the-scenes photos -- Collectible scrapbook includes Ernest Lehman introduction; film script; original looby brochure reproduction; behind-the-scenes memos.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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