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. Musical films. Film adaptations. Romance films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Beverly Hills, CA :Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios :2011 Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, |
| Edition | Blu-ray, 50th anniversary ed., Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | West Side story. |
| Contributors |
Wise, Robert,
1914-2005, director. Robbins, Jerome, director. Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, screenwriter. Wood, Natalie, actor. Beymer, Richard, 1939- actor. Tamblyn, Russ, actor. Moreno, Rita, actor. Chakiris, George, actor. Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, composer. Laurents, Arthur. West Side story. Mirisch Pictures, production company, presenter. Seven Arts Productions, production company. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1992- ), publisher. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. |
| Other Contributors |
Choreography, Jerome Robbins ; music, Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; production designer, Boris Leven. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English Spanish French In English, Spanish and French; with optional French or Spanish subtitles; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Based upon the stage play produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince; book by Arthur Laurents. Special features: "Pow! the dances of West Side story" in-movie viewing mode; song-specific commentary by lyricist Stephen Sondheim; music machine. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; widescreen (2.20:1) presentation; 1080p high definition; 50GB dual layer; AVC@25 Mbps; 7.1 DTS-HD master audio (English), 4.0 Dolby digital (English), 5.1 Dolby digital (Spanish), 5.1 DTS (French). Blu-ray Disc requires a Blu-ray Disc player. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1961: Best Art Direction (color); Best Cinematography (color); Best Costume Design (color); Best Director; Best Film Editing; Best Music Score; Best Picture; Best Sound; Best Supporting Actor (George Chakiris); Best Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno) |
| Description |
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |