West Side story. [DVD]
2023
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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.
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Author:
Laurents, Arthur, authorRobbins, Jerome, director, choreographerBernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, composerWood, Natalie, actorMoreno, Rita, actorLehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, screenwriterWise, Robert, 1914-2005, film directorTamblyn, Russ, actorChakiris, George, actorPrince, Harold, 1928-, authorStanford, Thomas, film editorSharaff, Irene, costume designerGriffith, Robert E., authorFapp, Daniel, director of photographyLeven, Boris, production designerBeymer, Richard, 1939-, actorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios IncMGM Home Entertainment IncTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Imprint:
[United States] : MGM Home Entertainment ; Moore Park, N.S.W : Twentieth Century Fox [distributor], ©2006.Moore Park, N.S.W : Twentieth Century Fox [distributor], [2023].
Collation:
1 DVD-videos (approximately 146 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
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Notes:
"15930SDO"Originally released as a motion picture: United States: MGM, 1961."Best picture 1961" -- cover.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 feature: New restored from the original 65mm elements.Language options: English, German, French, Italian, Castellano ; subtitle options: French, Italian, Castellano, Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Portuguese, Greek, Hungarian, Hebrew, Turkish. English and German for the hearing impaired.
Credits:
Screenplay writer, Ernest Lehman ; directors, Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins ; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Boris Leven ; choreographer, Jerome Robbins.
Performers:
Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chikiris.
Audience:
Rated : PG.
System details:
DVD 9: dual layer single sided discs ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround stereo. ; widescreen version.
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)
Dewey class:
791.4372
Language:
English
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BRN:
548080
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | DVD | WES | Available |