The read
Scores higher than 85% of the 254 1960s crime movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 33m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic86/100
2,096 audience votes
Key crew
- Jerome RobbinsDirector
- Robert WiseDirector
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
- Leonard BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Natalie WoodMaria
- Richard BeymerTony
- Russ TamblynRiff
- Rita MorenoAnita
- George ChakirisBernardo
- Simon OaklandSchrank
- Ned GlassDoc
- William BramleyKrupke
- Tucker SmithIce
- Tony MordenteAction
- David WintersA-rab
- Eliot FeldBaby John
Stills
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Themes
new york cityimmigrantshowdownstreet gangslumlove at first sighthighwayforbidden lovemusicalbased on play or musicalrivalryfeud
The Best Movies of 1961
West Side Story is #10 of 49
