West Side Story
1961 · Movie · 2h 33m · NR
CrimeDramaRomance
"The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures."
Overview
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
IMDb
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
86/100
Key crew
- Ernest LehmanScreenplay
- Jerome RobbinsDirector
- Robert WiseDirector
- 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