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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mirisch Pictures (Firm), Seven Arts Productions, Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım (Istanbul, Turkey), MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, Robbins, Jerome, Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, Wood, Natalie, Beymer, Richard, 1939-, Tamblyn, Russ, Moreno, Rita, Chakiris, George, Oakland, Simon, Glass, Ned, Bramley, William, 1928-1985, Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, Sondheim, Stephen, Laurents, Arthur, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: ©2003
Edition:Special ed.
Subjects:
Gangs > New York (State) > Drama.
First loves > Drama.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
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.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
Aspect ratio 2.20:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs.
Based upon the stage play produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens ; book by Arthur Laurents ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; play conceived, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.
Accompanying scrapbook includes Ernest Lehman introduction (new essay from the Academy Award-winning screenwriter), film script (complete copy of the working film script with behind-the-scenes photos), original lobby brochure reproduction, and behind-the-scenes memos (plus film reviews from 1961).
Special features: disc 1. Original film intermission music (option to play with or without intermission) -- disc 2. "West Side memories" retrospective documentary: new 1 hr. featurette containing Natalie Wood's original vocal recordings and new interviews with the cast and crew, including Robert Wise and Stephen Sondheim ; Original film intermission music (restored and remixed in 5.1 surround) ; Storyboard-to-film comparison ; Original release trailers and behind-the-scenes photos (film archive also includes rare and never-before-seen materials such as production design and storyboard galleries.
"DVD collector's set"--Box set container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 collectible scrapbook ([100] pages : illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; Dolby digital.
Audience:Not rated. Special features contain unrated material.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1962: Best Motion Picture (Robert Wise, producer), Best Directing (Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Chakiris {"Bernardo"}), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rita Moreno {"Anita"}), Best Art Direction (Color) (Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin), Best Cinematography (Color) (Daniel L. Fapp), Best Costume Design (Color) (Irene Sharaff), Best Film Editing (Thomas Stanford), Best Music (Scoring of a Musical Picture) (Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal), Best Sound (Todd-AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director; and Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director)
Production Credits:Music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; choreography by Jerome Robbins ; music conducted by Johnny Green ; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; film editor, Thomas Stanford ; orchestrations by Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal.
ISBN:0792855019