West Side story  [videorecording] / 

 - 50th anniversary edition. Blu-ray + DVD 
 - Beverly Hills, Calif. :  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios :  Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,  c2011. 
 - 3 videodiscs (153 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Based upon the stage play by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince; book by Arthur Laurents.  Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.  Blu-ray special features: [disc 1] Song-specific commentary by Stephen Sondheim; music machine; "Pow! the dances of West Side story" in-movie viewing mode. [disc 2] "A place for us: West Side story's legacy;" "West side memories;" storyboard-to-film comparison montage; trailers.  DVD special features include music machine. 
<br/><br/>Music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; play conceived, directed, and choreography by Jerome Robbins; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp; editor, Thomas Stanford.  Music by Leonard Bernstein; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; play conceived, directed, and choreography by Jerome Robbins; director of photography, Daniel L. Fapp; editor, Thomas Stanford. 
<br/><br/>Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> Rating: Not rated.  Not rated by the MPAA. 
<br/><br/><br/>Blu-ray: region A; widescreen 2.20:1; 1080p Hi-Def with DTS-HD 7.1 master audio, English 4.0, Spanishi Dolby digital 5.1, French and German 5.1 DTS; requires Blu-ray player. <br/>DVD (NTSC, region 1); widescreen 2.20:1; Ennglish Dolby digital 5.1, Spanish and English mono. 
<br/><br/><br/>Blu-ray (2 discs): English, French or Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles. <br/>DVD: English, French or Spanish dialogue; Spanish subtitles. <br/>English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. 
<br/><br/> 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) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>883904245230 883904245247 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>M124523  Metro Goldwyn Mayer M124524  Metro Goldwyn Mayer 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gangs--New York (State)--Drama.<br/>First loves--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired<br/>Musical films<br/>Film adaptations<br/>Feature films<br/>Fiction films
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1997  / .W47 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72