West Side Story

Country of Origin:	United States
Production year:	1961
Directors:	Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
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UPC [Locale]:	027616-898807
Running time:	2:32 (152 Min.)
Casetype:	Keep Case
Format:	NTSC, Color, 1.33:1, Pan & Scan
DVD-Format:	Single-Sided, Double-Layered
Released:	October 20, 1998
Collection type:	Owned (#3188)
Status:	Available

Received:	January 01, 1970
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Overview

This "brilliant" (The New Republic) film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against the backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and scripted by Ernest Lehman, the film combines Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's unforgettable score ("Maria", "America", "Somewehre", "Tonight") with Robbins' own exuberant choreography to achieve an exhilarating "work of art" (Saturday Review).

A love affair is fated for tragedy amidst the vicious rivalry of two street gangs – the Jets and the Sharks. When Jets member Tony (Richard Beymer) falls for Maria (Natalie Wood), the sister of the Sharks leader, it's more than these two warring gangs can handle. And as mounting tensions rise, a battle to the death ensues and innocent blood is shed in a heartbreaking finale.

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