West Side story [videorecording] / United Artists ; directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; presented by Mirisch Pictures, Inc. ; in association with Seven Arts Productions Inc. - [Widescreen format]. - Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007. - 1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the musical play conceived by Jerome Robbins and the book by Arthur Laurents. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961. Not rated. Canadian home video rating: PG.

Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; film editor, Thomas Stanford ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp ; film editor, Thomas Stanford ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris.

Presents a musical retelling of the "Romeo and Juliet" story set in 1950s New York City, in which Tony, a former member ofthe Jets, an Anglo street gang, falls tragically in love with Maria, the innocent sister of Bernardo, leader of the Puerto Rican gang, the Sharks.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources


DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround in English; mono. in French or Spanish; region 1.


Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish; subtitles in English, French, or Spanish.
Closed-captioned.


Man-woman relationships--New York (State)--New York--Drama.
Gangs--Drama.
Vendetta--Drama.
Suicide--Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Man-woman relationship--New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.
Gangs--Fiction.
Vendetta--Fiction.
Suicide--Fiction.
Closed caption video recordings.
Videodiscs.


New York (N.Y.)--Drama.
New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.


Feature films.
Musical films.
Film adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.

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