Overview:
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans compete against a gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, but this doesn't stop two romantics from each gang falling in love.| Status: | Released (1961-12-13) |
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| Awards: | Won 10 Oscars. 31 wins & 11 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $44,055,492 |
| Screen: | Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins |
| Productions: | Seven Arts Productions, The Mirisch Company, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Español |
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Casts
- 2769: Natalie Wood - Maria
- 6679: Richard Beymer - Tony
- 6725: Russ Tamblyn - Riff
- 13299: Rita Moreno - Anita
- 24880: George Chakiris - Bernardo
- 14063: Simon Oakland - Lieutenant Schrank
- 18870: Ned Glass - Doc
Crews
- 1744: Robert Wise - Director - Directing
- 1744: Robert Wise - Producer - Production
- 18868: Jerome Robbins - Director - Directing
- 2637: Ernest Lehman - Screenplay - Writing
- 1263: Lynn Stalmaster - Casting - Production
- 1454978: Alice Monte - Hairdresser - Costume & Make-Up
- 14523: Walter Mirisch - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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Why do you kids live like there's a war on? West Side Story is directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland and Ned Glass. Music is by Leonard Bernstein (lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) an ....
Continue reading ->r96sk
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Not one for me. I did not enjoy 1961's <em>'West Side Story'</em>, unfortunately. I felt almost everything about it to be kinda crappy if I'm honest. For one I didn't feel any chemistry with the cast, with no standout performer in sight; and that's on top of the iffy casting itsel ....
Continue reading ->Filipe Manuel Neto
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**An old musical with some hints of ethnic prejudice, and it didn't seem as good as I thought it would be.** This is one of those films that, honestly, I find difficult to understand. It is a production that brought to the cinema an interesting Broadway musical, which is still sho ....
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