West Side story

Resource Information

The work West Side story represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Des Plaines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

West Side story

Statement of responsibility

20th Century Studios presents ; directed by Steven Spielberg ; screenplay by Tony Kushner ; produced by Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Kevin McCollum ; a Steven Spielberg film

Creator

• West Side story (Motion picture : 2021)

Contributor

• Zegler, Rachel, 2001-
• Kushner, Tony
• Laurents, Arthur
• James, Brian D'Arcy
• McCollum, Kevin
• Moreno, Rita
• Faist, Mike
• Elgort, Ansel, 1994-
• Peck, Justin
• Robbins, Jerome
• Dudamel, Gustavo
• Sondheim, Stephen
• DeBose, Ariana, 1991-
• Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990
• Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
• Alvarez, David, 1994-
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Stoll, Corey, 1976-
• Krieger, Kristie Macosko
• 20th Century Studios

Actor

• Moreno, Rita
• Zegler, Rachel, 2001-
• Stoll, Corey, 1976-
• Alvarez, David, 1994-
• DeBose, Ariana, 1991-
• James, Brian D'Arcy
• Elgort, Ansel, 1994-
• Faist, Mike

Choreographer

• Peck, Justin
• Robbins, Jerome

Composer

• Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990

Conductor

• Dudamel, Gustavo

Film director

• Spielberg, Steven, 1946-

Film distributor

• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)

Film producer

• McCollum, Kevin
• Krieger, Kristie Macosko
• Spielberg, Steven, 1946-

Lyricist

• Sondheim, Stephen

Production company

• 20th Century Studios

Publisher

• 20th Century Studios

Screenwriter

• Kushner, Tony

Subject

• Crime films
• Feature films
• Musical films
• Fiction films
• Historical films
• Film adaptations
• Gangs -- Drama
• First loves -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Romance films
• Puerto Ricans -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Nineteen fifties -- Drama
• New York (N.Y.) -- Drama

Genre

• Historical films
• Crime films
• Drama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Musical films
• Romance films
• Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

• Tony and Maria fall in love despite being from different backgrounds
• "An adaptation of the 1957 musical, the film tells the tale of forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds"--Container
• Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, this musical tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City

Member of

• West Side story (Motion picture : 2021)
• West Side story (Motion picture : 1961)
• West Side story (Motion picture : 2021)
• West Side story (Motion picture : 2021)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; film editors, Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar ; music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; music arranged by David Newman ; music conducted by Gustavo Dudamel ; choreographed by Justin Peck ; original choreography by Jerome Robbins

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong violence, strong language, thematic content, suggestive material and brief smoking

Language note

English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.W47 2022

PerformerNote

Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Brian d'Arcy James, Corey Stoll, Rita Moreno, and Rachel Zegler

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Runtime

156

Target audience

adolescent

Technique

live action