West Side Story (1961)

Movie"The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures."
Audience Score
73
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NR 2 hr 33 minDec 13th, 1961Drama, Romance, Crime
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans compete against a gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, but this doesn't stop two romantics from each gang falling in love.
StarringNatalie WoodRichard BeymerRuss Tamblyn
DirectorsRobert WiseJerome Robbins
WritersArthur LaurentsStephen Sondheim

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 13th, 1961 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 6th, 2001 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$43,700,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Walter Mirisch
Production Companies:Seven Arts Productions, The Mirisch Company, United Artists
Movie Tags:
musicalbased on play or musicalimmigrantrivalryforbidden loveromanticpuerto ricostreet ganginterracial relationshipyoung love