West Side Story [DVD]

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West Side Story is a 1961 musical drama directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, starring Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as young lovers caught between rival gangs on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Drawing inspiration from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the film transposes that tragic tale to 1950s New York, where members of opposing neighborhoods and ethnic backgrounds find themselves on a collision course. The score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim features inventive song-and-dance numbers and passionate ballads that remain central to the film’s enduring appeal.

This single-disc DVD release runs two hours and thirty-three minutes and carries a US Approved rating. Released by United Artists, it captures the film’s acclaimed choreography, moody production design, and the performances of its ensemble cast including George Chakiris and Eliot Feld. Own this landmark musical on physical media at a used price that makes it accessible to longtime fans and newcomers alike.