West Side Story
1961
Crime, Drama, Romance
151 mins
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Cast and Crew
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.
Cast and Crew
Maria
Natalie Wood
Tony
Richard Beymer
Anita
Rita Moreno
Bernardo
George Chakiris
Riff
Russ Tamblyn
Lieutenant Schrank
Simon Oakland
Doc
Ned Glass
Officer Krupke
William Bramley
Ice
Tucker Smith
Action
Tony Mordente
A-Rab
David Winters
Baby John
Eliot Feld
Snowboy
Bert Michaels
Tiger
David Bean
Joyboy
Robert Banas
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Director:
Robert WiseJerome Robbins
Writer:
Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, Arthur Laurents, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Roger L. Stevens, Robert E. Griffith
Stars:
Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris
Genres:
Crime, Drama, Romance
Release Date:
1961
Run Time:
151mins
MMPA Rating:
Plot Keywords:
slum, street gang, love at first sight, showdown, puerto rico, immigrant, highway, forbidden love, musical, rivalry, feud, interracial relationship, based on play or musical, tragic love, attempted rape, policeman, obsessive love, lifting female in air, young love, modern day adaptation, shakespeare in modern dress, romeo & juliet
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