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West Side Story
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
1961 · Directed by Jerome Robbins · 153 min · Crime · Drama · Romance · 38 frames
Tagline
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
Crew
- Screenplay: Ernest Lehman
- Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
- Edited by: Thomas Stanford
- Music: Leonard Bernstein
- Production design: Boris Leven
Cast
- Natalie Wood as Maria
- Richard Beymer as Tony
- Russ Tamblyn as Riff
- Rita Moreno as Anita
- George Chakiris as Bernardo
- Simon Oakland as Schrank
- Ned Glass as Doc
- William Bramley as Krupke
- Tucker Smith as Ice
- Tony Mordente as Action
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Seven Arts Productions, The Mirisch Company, Robert Wise Productions
- Budget: $6,000,000
- Box office: $43,700,000
- Themes: new york city, immigrant, showdown, street gang, slum, love at first sight, highway, forbidden love, musical, based on play or musical
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