West Side Story
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures
Synopsis:
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 kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Original title
West Side Story
Director
Jerome M. Siegel, Jerome Robbins, Robert E. Relyea, Robert Wise, Stanley K. Scheuer
Stars
George Chakiris, Natalie Wood, Ned Glass, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, Russ Tamblyn, Simon Oakland, Tony Mordente, Tucker Smith, William Bramley
Release Date
23 Dec 1961
Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
153 min
Awards
Won 10 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 11 nominations.
Country
USA
Budget
USD $6 000 000,00
Revenue
USD $43 656 822,00
Popularity
11.115
Status
Released
ID IMDb.com
tt0055614
IMDB Rating
7.6
IMDB votes
88,098
ID Themoviedb.org
1725
TMDb Rating
7.3
TMDb votes
1051