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Genre/Form: | Feature films Musical films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired DVD Video Drama Fiction films Romance films Musicals |
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Named Person: | William Shakespeare; Arthur Laurents; Robert E Griffith; Harold Prince; Robert E Griffith; Arthur Laurents; Harold Prince; William Shakespeare |
Material Type: | Videorecording |
Document Type: | Visual material |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Wise; Ernest Lehman; Jerome Robbins; Leonard Bernstein; Stephen Sondheim; Natalie Wood; Richard Beymer; Russ Tamblyn; Rita Moreno; George Chakiris; Boris Leven; Daniel L Fapp; Thomas Stanford; Irene Sharaff; Robert E Griffith; Harold Prince; Arthur Laurents; Mirisch Pictures (Firm); Mirisch Production Company.; Seven Arts Productions.; United Artists Corporation.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc. |
ISBN: | 0792858522 9780792858522 |
OCLC Number: | 53299988 |
Language Note: | In English, French, or Spanish; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
Notes: | 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; music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Special features: Original theatrical trailer. |
Credits: | Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Boris Leven ; choreographer, Jerome Robbins. |
Cast: | Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. |
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) |
Target Audience: | Not rated by the MPAA.; Canadian home video rating: PG. |
Description: | 1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Details: | DVD; region 1; NTSC; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. |
Series Title: | MGM DVD. |
Responsibility: | United Artists ; Mirisch Pictures presents a Robert Wise production in association with Seven Arts Productions, Inc. ; screenplay writer, Ernest Lehman ; directors, Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins. |
Abstract:
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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