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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: Mirisch Production Company, Seven Arts Productions, MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990, Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005, Wise, Robert, 1914-2005, Robbins, Jerome, Wood, Natalie. 1938-1981, Beymer, Richard, 1939-, Tamblyn, Russ, Moreno, Rita, Chakiris, George, Leven, Boris, Griffith, Robert E., Prince, Harold, 1928-2019, Laurents, Arthur
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, Calif : MGM Home Entertainment, c2003.
Edition:Standard version.
Subjects:
Gangs > New York (State) > Drama.
Feature films.
Musical films.
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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.
Item Description: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: Original theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Region 1 encoding.
Audience:Not rated by the MPAA.
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)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; editor, Thomas Stanford ; music, Leonard Bernstein ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff ; production designer, Boris Leven ; choreographer, Jerome Robbins.
ISBN:0792858522

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