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.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Gangs
-- New York (State)
-- Drama.
First loves -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Musical films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. |
| Publisher | Beverly Hills, Calif. :Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios :2011 Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, |
| Edition | Blu-ray; 50th Anniversay ed. |
| Contributors |
Wise, Robert,
1914-2005. Robbins, Jerome. Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005. Wood, Natalie. Beymer, Richard, 1939- Tamblyn, Russ. Moreno, Rita. Chakiris, George. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990. Sondheim, Stephen. Griffith, Robert E. Prince, Harold, 1928-2019 Laurents, Arthur. Mirisch Production Company. Seven Arts Productions. MGM Home Entertainment Inc. |
| Participants/Performers |
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. |
| Other Contributors |
Music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; choreography by Jerome Robbins. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. Canadian Home Video Rating PG. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles. Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Notes |
Based upon the stage play by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince; book by Arthur Laurents. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961. Special features: "Pow! The dances of West Side story" in-movie viewing mode; song specific commentary by lyricist Stephen Sondheim; music machine; "A place for us: West Side story's legacy"; Creation and innovation; "A timeless vision"; "West Side memories"; storyboard-to-film comparison montage. 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. |
| 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; requires Blu-ray player. |
| 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 Blu-ray disc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |