West side story
Title:
West side story
Author:
Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005.
Publication Information:
[United States] : MGM Home Entertainment, [2003]
©1961
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 collectible scrapbook.
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.
General Note:
Collectors set, Special ed.; widescreen version (2.20:1 ; 16x9)
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.
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 features: Disc 1: feature film; original film intermission music (option to play with or without intermission) -- Disc 2: "West side memories" retrospective documentary containing Natalie Wood's original vocal recordings and new interviews with cast and crew including Robert Wise and Stephen Sondheim; original film intermission music; storyboard-to-film comparison; original release trailers and behind-the-scenes photos -- Collectible scrapbook includes Ernest Lehman introduction; film script; original looby brochure reproduction; behind-the-scenes memos.
For specific features see interactive menu.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Added Author:
ISBN:
9780792855019
UPC:
027616884343
Format :
DVD
