West Side Story (1961)
This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.
Primary Title
- West Side Story
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 26 December 2021
Release Year
- 1961
Start Time
- 20 : 45
Finish Time
- 23 : 25
Duration
- 160:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- This musical sets the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of the rivalry of two street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets, in New York of the 1950s. A young woman who is sister to the Sharks leader has her first taste of love with the former head of the Jets.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Gangs--New York (State)--New York--Drama
- First loves
- Man-woman relationships
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
- Musical
- Romance
Contributors
- Jerome Robbins (Director)
- Robert Wise (Director)
- Ernest Lehman (Writer)
- Arthur Laurents (Writer)
- Jerome Robbins (Writer)
- Natalie Wood (Actor)
- George Chakiris (Actor)
- Richard Beymer (Actor)
- Russ Tamblyn (Actor)
- Rita Moreno (Actor)
- Simon Oakland (Actor)
- William Bramley (Actor)
- Saul Chaplin (Producer)
- Leonard Bernstein (Composer)
- Daniel L. Fapp (Director of Photography)
- Thomas Stanford (Editor)
- Mirisch Pictures Inc. (Production Unit)
- Seven Arts Productions (Production Unit)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Production unit)
Subjects
- Gangs--New York (State)--New York--Drama
- First loves
- Man-woman relationships
- Feature films--United States