West Side story

West Side story [videorecording] / United Artists ; directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; presented by Mirisch Pictures Inc. in association with Seven Arts Productions Inc. ; a Robert Wise production ; a Beta production.

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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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Corporate Authors: United Artists Corporation, Mirisch Corporation, Seven Arts Productions, Beta Productions (Firm), MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005 (Screenwriter), Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Director, Producer), Robbins, Jerome (Director, Choreographer), Wood, Natalie (Actor), Beymer, Richard, 1939- (Actor), Tamblyn, Russ (Actor), Moreno, Rita (Actor), Chakiris, George (Actor), Fapp, Daniel (director of photography.), Stanford, Thomas (Film editor), Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Composer), Sondheim, Stephen (Lyricist), Sharaff, Irene (Costume designer), Leven, Boris (Production personnel), Laurents, Arthur, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Other title:West Side story (Motion picture : 1961)
West Side memories.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Santa Monica, California : MGM Home Entertainment [Distributor], [2003], ©1961.
Edition:Collectors set, Special ed.; widescreen version.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Romeo and Juliet > Film adaptations.
Gangs > New York (State) > Drama.
First loves > Drama.
Immigrants > New York (State) > Drama.
Feature films.
Romance films.
Musical films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Films for hard of hearing people.

Norlin Library - DVD Collections

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Call Number: PN1997 .W4465 2003 DVD
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Music Library - Closed Stacks - Audio

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Call Number: dvd 115
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