West side story [DVD video]

The greatest story ever told in the most acclaimed musical of all time! Experience every sensational song, dazzling dance number and magical movie moment of West Side Story in this 50th Anniversary Edition! This electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York.

General Note:

Based upon the stage play produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens. Book by Arthur Laurents.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1961.

Special features: Music machine: Overture; Prologue; Jet Song; Something's Coming; Dance at the Gym - Blues; Dance at the Gym - Promenade/Mambo/Pas de Deux/Jump; Maria; America; Tonight; Gee, Officer Krupke; Entr'acte (Intermission); I Feel Pretty; One Hand, One Heart; Quintet; The Rumble; Somewhere; Cool; A Boy Like That/I Have a Love; Finale; End Credits.

Performers:

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

Contents:

Special features: Music machine: Overture; Prologue; Jet Song; Something's Coming; Dance at the Gym -- Blues; Dance at the Gym -- Promenade/Mambo/Pas de Deux/Jump; Maria; America; Tonight; Gee, Officer Krupke; Entr'acte (Intermission); I Feel Pretty; One Hand, One Heart; Quintet; The Rumble; Somewhere; Cool; A Boy Like That/I Have a Love; Finale; End Credits.

Technical Details:

DVD, widescreen (2.20:1); NTSC.

Personal Subject:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616-Film adaptations.

Subject Term:

Gangs -- New York (State) -- Drama.

First loves -- Drama.

Geographic Term:

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

Genre:

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Musical films.