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West Side Story
1961
Considered 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn |
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| Director | Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical, Romance |
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West Side Story
Considered 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.
| Starring | Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Eliot Feld, Tony Mordente |
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| Director | Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 25 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 25 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | American Film Institute's top 100, Best Picture Oscar Winners |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | French, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | Production year: 1961 To Rent: DVD: 01 Feb 2000 Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: 17 Oct 2011 |
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The essentially theatrical conception of this entertainment is nullified by determinedly realistic settings, but production values are fine and the song numbers electrifying.
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A film about musicals more than anything else
A simply unbelievable transfer of a broadway hit onto screen and I can't really say much more other than in the musical genre this is one of the very best ... read more »
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Musicals don't come better than this!
Great music, great choreography, great story, just great!
My favorite scene is where Tony & Maria meet at the dance and every one else fades away... read more » - 1001183
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This is not an upbeat happy musical
Having heard much about this I was disappointed. Yes it was gritty, poignant and if ever you wanted to teach a message to young people about the reality of gun ... read more »
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A CLASSIC TO WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN
This is just one of those classic musicals that has to be watched. The musical score, dancing, acting and wonderful cast cannot be disputed. If you rent this it... read more »
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Salma Hayek, boxer/singer Oscar De La Hoya and late star Ricardo Montalban are to be honoured at the upcoming ALMA Awards, which celebrate Latin culture. Frida star Hayek will be presented with the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence, while De La Hoya will receive the Special Achievement in Sports Television honour at the event next month (Sep09). Montalban, who died in January (09), will be the subject of a special tribute hosted by West Side Story star Rita Moreno. Among the nominees Read more
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