Product Information
A Romeo and Juliet story set to music and dance in the heart of New York's dockland. Songs include: 'America', 'Tonight', 'I Feel Pretty', 'Somewhere' and 'Maria'.Product Identifiers
ProducerRobert Wise
EAN5050070010992
eBay Product ID (ePID)26048566125
Product Key Features
ActorRita Moreno, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Simon Oakland, Tony Mordente, Russ Tamblyn, Eliot Feld
Film/TV TitleWest Side Story
DirectorRobert Wise, Jerome Robbins
LanguageEnglish
Run Time145 Mins
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesCollector's Edition\Documentary - 1. WEST SIDE MEMORIES\Featurette - 1. PRODUCTION DESIGN MONTAGE\Trailers\Optional Intermission Walk-In Music\Production Design gallery\Behind The Scenes gallery
GenreMusicals & Music Films, Musicals & Broadway
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ComposerJohnny Green, Leonard Bernstein
Production DesignerBoris Leven
AwardsBest Actress In A Supporting Role 1962 - Rita Moreno, Best Director 1962 - Robert Wise, Best Picture 1962 -, Best Actor In A Supporting Role 1962 - George Chakiris
Additional InformationConsidered one of the most popular musicals of all time, WEST SIDE STORY earned director Robert Wise an Oscar for Best Director as well as nine other Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Realistically portrayed characters and their surroundings and expert editing complementing innovative dance sequences mark this highly stylised modern-day Romeo and Juliet tale. The stage is set in New York's Upper West Side in the 1950s, where the area's slums are plagued by racial tensions acted on by two rival gangs: the Puerto Rican Sharks and the Caucasian Jets. In the middle of this mess is young, innocent Maria (Natalie Wood), a Puerto Rican seamstress whose brother, Bernardo (George Chakiris), is the leader of the Sharks. Despite the warnings of Anita (Rita Moreno), Bernardo's fiery girlfriend, Maria falls in love with a young, hopeful Polish boy, Tony (Richard Beymer), who used to belong to the Jets, now headed by Riff (Russ Tamblyn). When Tony, on Maria's urging, tries to stop a rumble between the gangs, tragedy ensues, marking their dedicated love affair with violence and desperation. The infectious, lyrical landmark score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim help round out one of the greatest musical experiences ever captured on film.
ScreenwriterErnest Lehman
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
EditorThomas Stanford
Movie/TV TitleWest Side Story
Director of PhotographyDaniel Fapp