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West Side Story
Release Date: December 13, 1961
Year | : | 1961 |
Slogan | : | «The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.» |
Genres | : | Crime, Drama, Romance |
Production Companies | : | Seven Arts Productions, The Mirisch Company |
Director | : | Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins |
Producers | : | Robert Wise, Lynn Stalmaster, Allen K. Wood, Walter Mirisch, Saul Chaplin |
Writers | : | Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, Arthur Laurents, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, Jerome Robbins, Stephen Sondheim, Hal Prince, Roger L. Stevens, Robert E. Griffith |
RunTime | : | 151 mins. |
Budget | : | 6000000 |
Revenue | : | 43656822 |
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.
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Clip: WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Dance-off Scene | MGM
Trailer: Official Trailer
Clip: WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Every Time Someone Says "Maria" Compilation | MGM
Trailer: 60th Anniversary Official Trailer
Featurette: Natalie Wood on Making West Side Story with Co-Director Jerome Robbins
Featurette: Rita Moreno on why West Side Story Is Such a Unique Film
Clip: West Side Story (1961) | Tonight | MGM Studios
Featurette: John Badham on WEST SIDE STORY
Featurette: Actress Rita Moreno on Breaking All the Rules in WEST SIDE STORY
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