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West Side Story / United Artists ; Mirisch Pictures presents a Robert Wise production in association with Seven Arts Productions, Inc. ; screenplay writer, Ernest Lehman ; directors, Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 034 161
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- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Laurents, Arthur, author.
- Series:
- MGM DVD
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Prince, Harold, 1928-2019.
- Griffith, Robert E.
- Laurents, Arthur.
- First loves.
- Gangs.
- New York (State).
- Laurents, Arthur--Film adaptations.
- Griffith, Robert E--Film adaptations.
- Prince, Harold, 1928-2019--Film adaptations.
- Prince, Harold.
- Gangs--New York (State)--Drama.
- First loves--Drama.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Musical films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video.
- Drama.
- Fiction films.
- Romance films.
- Musicals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Standard version.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, Calif. : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003]
- Language Note:
- In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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.
- Participant:
- Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Boris Leven ; choreographer, Jerome Robbins.
- Notes:
- 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; music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
- Special feature: original theatrical trailer.
- 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)
- ISBN:
- 0792858522
- 9780792858522
- OCLC:
- 53299988
- Publisher Number:
- 027616898807
- 00027616898807
- 1005613 MGM Home Entertainment
- Access Restriction:
- For private home use only.
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