Summary
The classic story of two people from different gangs falling in love. Two-disc set with special features including an hour-long documentary on the making of the film and much more.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Gangs
-- New York (State)
-- Drama.
First loves -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [United States] :MGM Home Entertainment,2003 |
| Edition | Collectors set, Special ed.; widescreen version. |
| Contributors |
Lehman, Ernest,
1915-2005. Wise, Robert, 1914-2005. Robbins, Jerome. Wood, Natalie. Beymer, Richard, 1939- Tamblyn, Russ. Moreno, Rita. Chakiris, George. Fapp, Daniel. Stanford, Thomas. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Sharaff, Irene. Leven, Boris. Griffith, Robert E. Prince, Harold, 1928-2019 Laurents, Arthur. Mirisch Pictures (Firm) Seven Arts Productions. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. |
| Participants/Performers |
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chikiris. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Boris Leven ; choreographer, Jerome Robbins. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish Closed-captioned. English, French or Spanish dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles. |
| Notes |
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. |
| System Details |
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Region 1 encoding. |
| 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) |
| Description |
2 DVDs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 collectible scrapbook. |
| ISBN | 0792855019 |
| Other | Classic View |