West Side Story(Movie, 1961)

Name: West Side Story
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
Released: 1961
Duration: T02:32:00
Rating: 3.7

| 2h 32min | Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 799 votes)

West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp in Super Panavision 70. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Released on October 18, 1961, through United Artists, the film received praise from critics and viewers, and became the highest-grossing film of 1961. It was nominated fo... ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 2h 31min

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Duration: 2h 34min

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Amazon Instant Video

Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 2h 31min

Apple / iTunes Store

Duration: 2h 34min

Google Play Movies

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD Blu-ray

Awards & Nominations for West Side Story

Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score Academy Award for Best Sound National Board of Review: Top Ten Films nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About West Side Story

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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Trailer for West Side Story + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 4:03)

Official Trailer (Trailer)

60th Anniversary Official Trailer (Trailer)

West Side Story - Trailer (Trailer)

Trailer 1 (Trailer)

WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Dance-off Scene | MGM (Clip)

WEST SIDE STORY (1961) | Every Time Someone Says "Maria" Compilation | MGM (Clip)

West Side Story (1961) | Tonight | MGM Studios (Clip)

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 (Featurette)

Trailers From Hell (Featurette)

Actress Rita Moreno On Breaking All The Rules In West Side Story (Featurette)

West Side Story - Official® Trailer [HD] (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: New York City (NYC)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Based on: "West Side Story" (find it on Amazon)

Made by: The Mirisch Corporation, Seven Arts Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 28 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/13/1961

Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Jose De Vega, Anthony Perkins, Ned Glass, Eliot Feld

Director: Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

Producer: Robert Wise

Screenwriter: Ernest Lehman

Film Editor: Thomas Stanford

Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp

Composer: Leonard Bernstein

Choreographer: Jerome Robbins

Production Designer: Boris Leven

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Amor, Sublime Amor"

"西城故事"

"Γουέστ Σάιντ Στόρυ"

"ウエスト・サイド物語"

"웨스트 사이드 스토리"

"เวสต์ไซด์สตอรี่"

Keywords: romeo & juliet, lifting female in air, interracial relationship, showdown, young love, attempted rape, rivalry, shakespeare in modern dress, puerto rico, obsessive love, feud, policeman, immigrant, musical, slum

Budget: 6,000,000 USD

Revenue: 43,656,822 USD (= 728%)

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