West Side Story (1961)
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 33m
- Director Jerome Robbins
- Genres Crime Drama Romance
- Rating 7.2/10 (2,095 votes)
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.
Cast
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Natalie Wood
as Maria
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Richard Beymer
as Tony
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Russ Tamblyn
as Riff
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Rita Moreno
as Anita
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George Chakiris
as Bernardo
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Simon Oakland
as Schrank
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Ned Glass
as Doc
- William Bramley as Krupke
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Tucker Smith
as Ice
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Tony Mordente
as Action
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David Winters
as A-rab
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Eliot Feld
as Baby John
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Bert Michaels
as Snowboy
- David Bean as Tiger
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Robert Banas
as Joyboy
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Scooter Teague
as Big Deal
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Harvey Evans
as Mouthpiece
- Tommy Abbott as Gee-Tar
Crew
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Jerome Robbins
Director
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Robert Wise
Director
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Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
- Thomas Stanford Editor
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Leonard Bernstein
Original Music Composer
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Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
