West Side Story (1961)
- NR
- 10/18/1961 (US)
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- 2h 33m
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
Overview
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Robert Wise
DirectorJerome Robbins
DirectorErnest Lehman
ScreenplayArthur Laurents
WriterStephen Sondheim
WriterCast
Natalie Wood
Maria
Richard Beymer
Tony
Russ Tamblyn
Riff
Rita Moreno
Anita
George Chakiris
Bernardo
Simon Oakland
Lieutenant Schrank
Ned Glass
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