West side story is a 1961 american romantic crime drama musical. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. Enraptured on the night of their meeting, tony richard beymer and maria natalie wood on the fire escapes, director robert wise mingling the leonard bernsteinstephen sondheim song with ernest lehmans script, singing voices by marni nixon and jimmy bryant, in west side story, 1961. Leonard bernstein west side story the original sound.
The legendary lyricist and director has had the opposite of a hardknock life in theatre, starting in west side story and writing one of the biggest musicals. The jets, a gang on the west side, is getting ready to rumble and fight the rival puerto rican gang, the sharks. West side story is a movie starring natalie wood, george chakiris, and richard beymer. Westside story is the award winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, romeo and juliette. Certain stills i have used to illustrate locations come from the 1961 film released by mgm studios. This movie transplants the classic tale of romeo and juliet to new york city in the 1950s.
Natalie woods imitation of a latina is better than acceptable, and helped by the stylization of everyone else around her. When i recently decided to add west side story to my collection in bluray i scouted through the amazon items on offer. West side story 1961 film, an adaptation directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. West side story 1961 is an energetic, widelyacclaimed, melodramatic musical a modernday, loose retelling of shakespeares romeo and juliet tragedy of feuding families, although the setting is the upper west side of new york city in the late 1950s with conflict between rival street gangs rather than families. West side story is the awardwinning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy romeo and juliet. It is an adaptation of the 1957 broadway musical play of the same name. But if the drama had been as edgy as the choreography, if the lead performances had matched morenos fierce.
The film beautifully balances the uplifting with the tragic through an excellent story that is presented with an elegance that few films can compare to. West side story original broadway cast, a 1957 recording. The feuding families become two warring new york city gangs the white jets led by riff and the. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. West side story revised edition this revised edition celebrates the legacy of one of the most famous musicals of all time with newly engraved songs, a show biography and plot notes, facsimiles of bernsteins original manuscripts, and 16 pages of photos from various productions. Rent west side story 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with a rivals sister.
In 1960 on a cold morning in february, the makers of west side story began filming along manhattans west 68th street. The name is derived from their original five members zax wang, jason hsu, sam wang, rio peng and band leader tony sun, working in six entertainment fields singing, movies and dramas, hosting, modelling, commercials, and dancing. Download west side story movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod. Find out where west side story is streaming, if west side story is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. West side story 1961 webrip 1080p yts yify west side story is the awardwinning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, romeo and juliet. West side story, tonight, carol lawrence, larry kert, original broadway cast recording, dwtkeninny carol lawrence maria, larry kert tony. West side story 1961 stream and watch online moviefone. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy. It is based on the play romeo and juliet by william shakespeare.
Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. West side story film to screen at brevard music center with. Dec 18, 2011 it was a gorgeous day in inner mongolia, and my second train of the day at the west side of the jingpeng pass was this mixed freight with a double df8b in front. West side story is a 1961 american musical romantic drama film directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. West side story 1961 movie simple english wikipedia, the. West side story soundtrack, a 1961 soundtrack album from the film. Just beyond where they were filming stood half a block of boarded tenements destined for demolition which would soon make way for the newly constructed lincoln center. The feuding families become two warring new york city gangsthe white jets led by riff and the latino sharks, led by bernardo. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. Watch west side story online stream full movie directv.
Original broadway cast recording, max goberman, musical director. West side story film west side story is a 1961 musical film directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. West side story is the souring of the american dream wedded to romeo and juliet, and it expresses both themes with equal success. A musical in which a modern day romeo and juliet are involved in new york street gangs. Five fast facts winner of 10 academy awards soundtrack was no 1 on the billboard charts for 54 weeks 94% on rotten tomatoes based on romeo and juliet, which is based on a poem by arthur brooke called the tragic historye of romeus and juliet, which is based on a poem by the roman poet ovid called pyramus and thisbe actors worked over 16. You can buy the film on dvd or buy the soundtrack on cd at places that sell digital entertainment. Jun 21, 2010 for west side story 1961 return to the west side story main page. Oct 17, 2011 west side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50 fifty years ago, the film version of the acclaimed broadway musical premiered in theaters across the country. Winner of ten academy awards, including best picture, this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of romeo and juliet in the slums of 1950s new york. In 1961, this movie adaptation of the broadway smashhit musical west side story broke box office records and won an incredible 10 academy awards, more than any other musical before or since.
West side story film download torrent dollarsd0wnload. Brevard music center bmc will screen the classic american movie musical west side story with a full symphony orchestra on saturday, july 14 at 8. In the slums of the upper west side of manhattan, new york, a gang of polishamerican teenagers called the jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated puerto ricans, the sharks, to own the neighborhood streets. West side story film to screen at brevard music center. West side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50.
West side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50 fifty years ago, the film version of the acclaimed broadway musical premiered in theaters. Apr 28, 2016 west side story is a strong musical that is engaging and provides an interesting look at gang violence. Download full movie west side story free download movies. West side story remains a landmark of musical history. Rent west side story 1961 starring natalie wood and richard beymer on dvd and bluray. The photos from the movie west side story in this entry are mostly promotional photos for the movie from various online sources. Riff, the leader of the jets, tries to enlist the help of the cofounder of the gang, tony. West side story is a beautifullymounted, impressive, emotionridden and violent musical which, in its stark approach to a raging social problem and realism of unfoldment, may set a pattern for. West side story 1961 a musical in which a modern day romeo and juliet are involved in new york street gangs. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was adapted from william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. The late late show with james corden 14,311,856 views. Two youngsters from rival new york city gangs fall in love, but.
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