Story Line
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.
“The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.”
Top Cast
Natalie Wood
Maria
Richard Beymer
Tony
Russ Tamblyn
Riff
Rita Moreno
Anita
George Chakiris
Bernardo
Simon Oakland
Schrank
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
1961-12-13
Runtime
2h 33m
Genres
CrimeDramaRomance
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
8/10
•5/9/2020Why do you kids live like there's a war on?
West Side Story is directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland and Ned Glass. Music is by Leonard Bernste...
r96sk
5/10
•3/23/2022Not one for me.
I did not enjoy 1961's <em>'West Side Story'</em>, unfortunately. I felt almost everything about it to be kinda crappy if I'm honest. For one I didn't feel any chemistry with the cast, with no standout performer in sight; and that'...
Filipe Manuel Neto
5/10
•4/11/2024**An old musical with some hints of ethnic prejudice, and it didn't seem as good as I thought it would be.**
This is one of those films that, honestly, I find difficult to understand. It is a production that brought to the cinema an interesting Br...