West Side Story (1961) - Original Issue Trailer

West Side Story (1961) - Original Issue Trailer West Side Story (1961)... Musical adaptation of Romeo and Juliet set in New York City, where rival street gangs (the Jets and the Sharks) battle for territory and respect. Is the love affair between former Jets leader Tony, and Maria, sister to Sharks' leader Bernardo, doomed to failure? Natalie Wood ... Maria Richard Beymer ... Tony Russ Tamblyn ... Riff Rita Moreno ... Anita George Chakiris .. Bernardo Simon Oakland ... Lieutenant Schrank Ned Glass ... Doc William Bramley... Officer Krupke Tucker Smith ... Ice Tony Mordente ... Action David Winters ... A-rab Eliot Feld ... Baby John Co- Directors: Robert Wise / Jerome Robbins Choreographer: Jerome Robbins Music: Leonard Bernstein Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim Won 10 Academy Awards (Oscars) including Best Picture Internet Movie Database (IMDB) - www.imdb.com Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org West Side Story is a 1961 musical film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, which itself was adapted from Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and it was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, ASC, in Super Panavision 70. The action was filmed largely in Los Angeles on sets designed by Boris Leven, although the film's opening sequence was shot on the streets of New York City, mainly in the area where the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts campus ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 4m 13s Date Found: Thu, Mar 03 2011 12:05 AM Category: Entertainment Date Produced: Wed, Mar 02 2011 5:54 PM View Count: 0