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: |
United Artists Corporation,
Mirisch Pictures (Firm),
Seven Arts Productions,
MGM Home Entertainment Inc,
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc |
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| Other Authors: |
Wise, Robert, 1914-2005,
Robbins, Jerome,
Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005,
Griffith, Robert E.,
Prince, Harold, 1928-2019,
Laurents, Arthur,
Stevens, Roger L.,
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990,
Sondheim, Stephen,
Green, Johnny, 1908-1989,
Fapp, Daniel,
Sharaff, Irene,
Carruth, Richard,
Dunn, Linwood G.,
Wood, Natalie,
Beymer, Richard, 1939-,
Tamblyn, Russ,
Moreno, Rita,
Chakiris, George,
Oakland, Simon,
Glass, Ned |
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| Format: | Video
DVD
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| Language: | English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Multiple languages |
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| Published: |
Beverly Hills, CA : Santa Monica, CA :
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment ; MGM Home Entertainment,
[2006]
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| Edition: | Special ed. |
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| Subjects: | |
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| Item Description: |
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.
- Based upon the stage play produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens. Book by Arthur Laurents. Play conceived, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins.
- Special features: Original film intermission ; 'West Side Memories' retrospective documentary ; 4 original theatrical trailer ; Production design and storyboard gallery montage ; Behind the scenes photo gallery ; Production design and storyboard gallery.
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