Jerome robbins shared the best director oscar with robert wise, becoming only the second director to win the academy award for best director for a film debut after delbert mann for marty. 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. West side story is a 1961 american musical romantic drama film directed by robert wise and. West side story original sound track recording discogs. Instead of fair verona, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean, its the mean streets of 1950s new york city, where young gangs rumble over the right to walk down the street. Winner of 10 academy awards including best picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of new york city finds starcrossed lovers maria and tony caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs. Find out where west side story is streaming, if west side story is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Leonard bernsteins musical update of romeo and juliet, with a young stephen sondheims brilliant lyrics, had already galvanized broadway with its vivid reinvention as a parable of racial intolerance and generational conflict. Jerome robbins, who conceived the stage version, gets codirector credit here. West side story america movie lyrics letssingit lyrics. A bass office press release from 1979 notes that elaine assisted on the titles for west side story and walk on the wild side. Steven spielberg and tony kushners west side story is.
West side story 1961 ending spoiler movie mistakes. It was a cute oneshot idea and wellreceived especially with such inspired choices as having little richard sing i feel pretty. West side story soundtrack 1961 the moviemusic store. West side story yify subtitles subtitles for yify movies. Speculation that the director is planning a remake of west side story is true, a report says. West side story was the kind of musical people thought was good for them, a pious expression of admirable but. Story were shifted to an epilogue, because those for the broadway musical as. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Jerome robbins and robert wise in west side story 1961 natalie wood and. West side story was the kind of musical people thought was good for them, a pious expression of admirable but unrealistic liberal sentiments. Administered by metrogoldwynmayer mgm, united artist records, sony music. Luckily for us, they found an entirely new way to tell the story of romeo and juliet. The following are available for west side story in the classics downloads section here at reel classics.
The original west side story film, from 1961, was directed by jerome robbins and robert wise. Ost west side story soundtrack download torrent tpb. West side story prologue official full number 50th anniversary. Immediately following the intermission, marni nixons voice for natalie wood as maria, the hit song by leonard bernstein and stephen sondheim, from west side story, 1961 view the tcmdb entry for west side story 1961. West side story 1961 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. West side story soundtrack from 1961, composed by leonard bernstein. West side story 1961 18 subtitles downloaded 4654 times. It is an entirely different recording, it should be emphasized, from the original broadway cast. On the streets of new york city, two gangs the sharks and. The opening prologue from the 10time academy award winning musical film west side story, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary on. See more ideas about west side story, west side story 1961 and west side story movie. West side story 1961 soundtrack complete list of songs. Watch west side story online stream full movie directv. The musical explores the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
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Saul bass in the credits of west side story, bass inserted the initials sbem, barely visible on a wall of grafitti, but took sole credit for the title work. All 38 songs from the west side story 1961 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Download west side story movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod. Natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, george chakiris, simon.
With natalie wood, george chakiris, richard beymer, russ tamblyn. 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. Its a film that stunningly captivates your heart and soul especially when you behold the beautiful dancing and the beautiful scores. Immediately following the intermission, marni nixons voice for natalie wood as maria, the hit song by leonard bernstein and stephen sondheim, from west side story, 1961. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. The opening prologue from the 10time academy award winning musical film west side story, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary on november 15, 2011. West side story soundtrack cd details and availability. West side story prologue official full number 50th. Music from the original motion picture west side story disclaimer. This opening by saul bass who also did the end credits features a color. Oct 18, 2016 west side story is a magnificent show, a milestone in movie musicals, a boxoffice smash. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. Steven spielberg plans west side story remake, report. West side story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film west side story.
Author pat kirkham discusses the end credits and opening titles for west side. West side story 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. West side story the movie watched it last night, first time in years. West side story is the filmed version of the hit broadway musical inspired by romeo and juliet. On the streets of new york city, two gangs the sharks and the jets battle for territory and respect. A musical in which a modern day romeo and juliet are involved in new york street gangs. The bedroom as a window opening onto the fire escape, a bed on a wall, a small shrine to the virgin, and a curtained doorway, rear. That should have been the end of it, but several years later, producer david pack organized this recorded version, and the. West side story opening scenes the original youtube. White people lived and intermarried freely among puerto ricans on the west side of nyc fifty years ago. Listen free to leonard bernstein west side story prologue and jet song, somethings coming and more. Cast crew awards lyrics downloads links image credits.
West side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50 fifty years ago, the film version of the acclaimed broadway musical premiered in theaters. The members of the sharks, from puerto rico, are taunted by the jets, a white gang. Instead of fair verona, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean, its the mean streets of 1950s new york city, where young. Original broadway cast recording, max goberman, musical director. Two teenagers from rival new york city gangs fall in love, but tensions between their friends build towards tragedy. Let it be noted that the film musical, the one dramatic. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, west side story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Kung fu hustle 2004 entire opening musical sequence where the girlfriend of one gang leader is the sister of the leader of the rival gang. 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 is a magnificent show, a milestone in movie musicals, a boxoffice smash. But director robert wises lavish widescreen presentation broke fresh. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood.
Steven spielberg plans west side story remake, report says. West side story 19 end credits instrumental by eastwest. This movie transplants the classic tale of romeo and juliet to new york city in the 1950s. Jun 21, 2010 the following are available for west side story in the classics downloads section here at reel classics. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with a rivals sister. For me west side story beats both titanic and ben hur by a zillion points. Download ost west side story soundtrack torrent or any other torrent from the audio music. I do not own any rights to the music, i simply wish to share the amazing. Two youngsters from rival new york city gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. After owning their miserable little neighborhood for years, the jets, the fingersnapping street gang led by riff russ tamblyn, find themselves in a turf war with the upstart puerto rican sharks, led by bernardo george chakiris. That should have been the end of it, but several years later, producer david.
Gay music for consuelo, who is examining herself in the. West side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50. Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at no. Rent west side story 1961 starring natalie wood and richard beymer on dvd and bluray. Although west side story was named the best picture of 1961 and won 10 academy awards, it is not much mentioned by movie fans these days, and the old warhorse singin in the rain is probably more seen and certainly better loved. Inside are photos from the film, the story, and some details of making the transition from stage to screen. It is primarily a condensation of the growing rivalry between two teenage. With ansel elgort, rachel zegler, ariana debose, david alvarez. 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. Jul 02, 2014 get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.