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Auction History Result 3t0174 WEST SIDE STORY French 16x30 1962 Academy Award winning classic musical directed by Wise! Date Sold 3/17/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original 1962 (from the first release of this movie in France) Vintage Folded French Poster (measures 15 3/4" x 30 1/4" [40 x 77 cm]) (Learn More) West Side Story, the classic 1961 Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins (winners of the Best Director Academy Award for this film) New York City romantic dance musical ("The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures"; "'Best Picture' Winner of 10 Academy Awards 1961"; "Based upon the stage play produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince" winner of the Best Picture Academy Award; with a sentimental script by Ernest Lehman, which borrows heavily from "Romeo & Juliet"; based on a book by Arthur Laurents) starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno (winner of the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for this film), and George Chakiris (winner of the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for this film). The wonderful music was by Leonard Bernstein and the equally wonderful lyrics were by Stephen Sondheim. Note that Natalie Wood's singing was dubbed by Marni Nixon (who had also dubbed The King and I and The Sound of Music), and Richard Beymer's singing was dubbed as well. Recordings exist of some of Natalie Wood's singing, and she absolutely would have been fine, but Hollywood demands perfection! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Joseph Caroff Important Added Info: Note that this poster was folded at one time but has been laying flat for a long time and will be sent rolled in a tube. Also note that there is a snipe glued over the upper edge that extends this poster to a total of 15 3/4" x 35 1/4". Finally note that we have never auctioned this poster before! Condition: good. There is marker writing at left (see our image). It has snipe glued over the upper edge (see above) that has some marker writing that slightly bleeds through to the upper blank border. Most of the image is in pretty nice condition, but please see our super-sized image and bear in mind these defects before bidding on this rare poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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