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West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film - by Laurent Bouzereau


West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film by Laurent Bouzereau

Featuring never-before-seen unit photography, storyboards, costume and concept designs, and behind-the-scenes photos. The author was embedded with the film's cast and crew and conducted original interviews with director and producer Steven Spielberg, screenwriter and executive producer Tony Kushner, Tony Award–winning choreographer Justin Peck, and the cast to bring together a firsthand oral history documenting every stage of the film's production. 256 pages.

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West Side Story: The Making of the Steven Spielberg Film on Hardcover

Publisher: Abrams

Released: 2021





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