West side story / United Artists ; directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins ; screenplay by Ernest Lehman ; a Robert Wise production ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; presented by Mirisch Pictures, Inc. in association with Seven Arts Productions, Inc.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation (Production personnel) Mirisch Pictures (Production personnel) Seven Arts Productions (Production personnel) MGM Home Entertainment Inc (Publisher)
Other Authors:	Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Director) Robbins, Jerome (Director) Lehman, Ernest, 1915-2005 (Screenwriter) Sondheim, Stephen (Lyricist) Wood, Natalie (Performer) Beymer, Richard, 1939- (Performer) Tamblyn, Russ (Performer) Moreno, Rita (Performer) Chakiris, George (Performer) Laurents, Arthur (Librettist) Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Language:	English French
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue with optional subtitles in English and French. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [1998], ©1961.
Edition:	Widescreen version.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Gangs > Drama. First loves > Drama. Feature films. Musical films. Musicals > Television adaptations. Musicals > Film adaptations. Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Television adaptations. Film adaptations. Feature films.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:	Video DVD