West Side story
(DVD) 

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Contributors
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005.
Robbins, Jerome, 1918-1998.
Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005.
Wood, Natalie.
Beymer, Richard, 1939-
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2011.
Status
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
First loves -- Drama.
Gangs -- New York (State) -- Drama.
Musical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

More Details

Format
DVD
Edition
50th anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
883904245230, 883904284307
Notes
General Note
Based upon the stage play by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince; book by Arthur Laurents.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.
General Note
Special features: Music machine.
Creation/Production Credits
Music by, Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; choreography by, Jerome Robbins.
Participants/Performers
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris.
Description
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.
Target Audience
Not rated. Canadian Home Video Rating PG.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (2.20:1) presentation; English 5.1 Dolby digital; Spanish mono; French mono.
Language
English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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)

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Wise, R., Robbins, J., Lehman, E., Wood, N., Beymer, R., Tamblyn, R., Moreno, R., Chakiris, G., Bernstein, L., Sondheim, S., Griffith, R. E., Prince, H., & Laurents, A. (2011). West Side story. (50th anniversary ed). Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Robert Wise et al.. 2011. West Side Story. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Robert Wise et al.. West Side Story. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2011.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Wise, R., Robbins, J., Lehman, E., Wood, N., Beymer, R., Tamblyn, R. and Moreno, R. et al (2011). West side story. 50th anniversary ed Beverly Hills, Calif.: Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Wise, Robert, et al. West Side Story. 50th anniversary ed, Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2011.

Note: Citations contain only title, author, edition, and publisher. Only UCL Harvard citations contain the year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of May 2025.

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