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West Side Story Overview

This romantic musical update of 'Romeo and Juliet' won ten Oscars. The tale of a turf war between rival teenage gangs in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen and the two lovers who cross battle lines has captivated audiences for four decades. The Stephen Sondheim/Leonard Bernstein score is just one of the reasons.

Production
Mirisch Corporation, The (presented by) (as Mirisch Pictures Inc.); Seven Arts Productions [gb](presented by) (in association with); Beta Productions(as A Beta Production);

Cast Names
John Astin; Christopher Culkin; Lou Ruggiero; Maria Henley; Elaine Joyce; Priscilla Lopez; Penny Santon; Lee Theodore; Roxanne Tunis; Natalie Wood; Richard Beymer; Russ Tamblyn; Rita Moreno; George Chakiris; Simon Oakland; Ned Glass; William Bramley; Tucker Smith; Tony Mordente; David Winters; Eliot Feld; Bert Michaels; David Bean; Robert Banas; Anthony 'Scooter' Teague; Harvey Evans; Tommy Abbott; Susan Oakes; Gina Trikonis; Carole D'Andrea;

Box Office
USD 43,656,822

Release Date
1961-10-18 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
1961-12-13 (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)
1989-09-15 (re-release)

Genres
Crime; Drama; Musical; Romance;

Running Time
2 hr. 32 min.

Director
Jerome Robbins
Robert Wise

West Side Story Reviews

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  West Side Story is a classic film that never grows old! It always feels like I'm seeing it for the first time, especially because I always notice something new in every viewing, and when it's viewed on a great big, wide screen, in a real movie theat... read more »

M.   USA
8:34am on Sunday, December 19th, 2010

  West Side Story was made into a beautifully spectacular movie four years after it opened in NYC's Winter Garden as a famous Broadway musical in late September 1957. This great, golden oldie-but-goody movie/musical classic about love and romance amid... read more »

M.   USA
10:42pm on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

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