| Edition |
[Blu-ray version]; 50th anniversary edition. |
| Description |
2 Blu-ray discs (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray, widescreen, 1080p Hi-Def with DTS-HD 7.1 master audio, English 4.0 (English 5.1 on DVD); Dolby digital. |
| Note |
Requires Blu-ray player. |
| Cast |
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Boris Leven ; choreographer, Jerome Robbins. |
| Note |
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. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: "Pow! the dances of West Side story" in-movie viewing mode; song-specific commentary by Stephen Sondheim; music machine; "A place for us: West Side story's legacy"; "West side memories;" storyboard-to-film comparison montage; DVD contains West Side story digitally restored in standard definition, and music machine. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA; 1962, Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Chakiris); Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rita Moreno); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color (Boris Leven, Victor A. Gangelin); Best Cinematography, Color (Daniel L. Fapp); Best Costume Design, Color (Irene Sharaff); Best Director (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins); Best Film Editing (Thomas Stanford); Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture (Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal); Best Picture (Robert Wise); Best Sound (Fred Hynes, Gordon Sawyer) |
| Language |
English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Gangs -- New York (State) -- Drama.
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First loves -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Musical films.
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Film adaptations.
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| Added Author |
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005.
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Robbins, Jerome.
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Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005.
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Wood, Natalie.
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Beymer, Richard, 1939-
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Tamblyn, Russ.
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Moreno, Rita.
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Chakiris, George.
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Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990.
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Sondheim, Stephen.
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Griffith, Robert E.
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Prince, Harold, 1928-2019
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Laurents, Arthur.
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Mirisch Production Company.
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Seven Arts Productions.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| Standard No. |
883904245230 |
| Music No. |
M124523 Metro Goldwyn Mayer |
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