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West Side Story 1961 Directed by Jerome Robbins , Robert Wise

The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.

In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans compete against a gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, but this doesn't stop two romantics from each gang falling in love.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Crime , Drama , Romance
Budget $6,000,000
Revenue $43,700,000
Release Date 13 December 1961
153 mins
Cast
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood Maria
Richard Beymer
Richard Beymer Tony
Russ Tamblyn
Russ Tamblyn Riff
Rita Moreno
Rita Moreno Anita
George Chakiris
George Chakiris Bernardo
Simon Oakland
Simon Oakland Lieutenant Schrank
Ned Glass
Ned Glass Doc
William Bramley
William Bramley Officer Krupke
Tucker Smith
Tucker Smith Ice
Tony Mordente
Tony Mordente Action
David Winters
David Winters A-Rab
Eliot Feld
Eliot Feld Baby John
Bert Michaels
Bert Michaels Snowboy
David Bean
David Bean Tiger
Robert Banas
Robert Banas Joyboy
Scooter Teague
Scooter Teague Big Deal
Harvey Evans
Harvey Evans Mouthpiece
Tommy Abbott
Tommy Abbott Gee-Tar
Susan Oakes
Susan Oakes Anybodys
Gina Trikonis
Gina Trikonis Graziella
Carole D'Andrea
Carole D'Andrea Velma
Jose De Vega
Jose De Vega Chino
Jay Norman
Jay Norman Pepe
Gus Trikonis
Gus Trikonis Indio
Eddie Verso
Eddie Verso Juano
Jaime Rogers
Jaime Rogers Loco
Larry Roquemore
Larry Roquemore Rocco
Robert E. Thompson
Robert E. Thompson Luis
Nick Navarro
Nick Navarro Toro (as Nick Covacevich)
Rudy Del Campo
Rudy Del Campo Del Campo
Andre Tayir
Andre Tayir Chile
Yvonne Wilder
Yvonne Wilder Consuelo (as Yvonne Othon)
Suzie Kaye
Suzie Kaye Rosalia
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto Francisca (as Joanne Miya)
Martin Abrahams
Martin Abrahams Kid on Bicycle (uncredited)
John Angelo
John Angelo Dancer (uncredited)
John Astin
John Astin Glad Hand (uncredited)
Francesca Bellini
Francesca Bellini Debb, Snowboy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Jacqulin Cole
Jacqulin Cole Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Goldman
Roy Goldman Guest at Dance in the the Gym (uncredited)
Elaine Joyce
Elaine Joyce Hotsie, Tiger's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Priscilla Lopez
Priscilla Lopez Child (uncredited)
Lou Ruggiero
Lou Ruggiero Police Officer (uncredited)
Penny Santon
Penny Santon Madam Lucia (uncredited)
Pat Tribble
Pat Tribble Minnie, Baby John's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Gary Troy
Gary Troy Dancer (uncredited)
Marni Nixon
Marni Nixon Maria (Singing Voice) (uncredited)
Roxanne Tunis
Roxanne Tunis Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
Directors
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Writer
Ernest Lehman
Ernest Lehman
Producer
Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Executive Producer
Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch
Cinematography
Daniel L. Fapp
Daniel L. Fapp
Composer
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Editor
Thomas Stanford
Thomas Stanford
Production Design
Boris Leven
Boris Leven
Sound
Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Vinton Vernon
Vinton Vernon
Richard Carruth
Richard Carruth
Gilbert D. Marchant
Gilbert D. Marchant
Visual Effects
Linwood G. Dunn
Linwood G. Dunn
Original Writers
Arthur Laurents
Arthur Laurents
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Set Decoration
Victor A. Gangelin
Victor A. Gangelin
Costume Design
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Bert Henrikson
Bert Henrikson
Makeup Artist
Emile LaVigne
Emile LaVigne
Hairstylist
Alice Monte
Alice Monte
Music
Johnny Green
Johnny Green
Saul Chaplin
Saul Chaplin
Sid Ramin
Sid Ramin
Irwin Kostal
Irwin Kostal
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Casting
Lynn Stalmaster
Lynn Stalmaster
Script Supervisor
Stanley K. Scheuer
Stanley K. Scheuer
Assistant Directors
Robert E. Relyea
Robert E. Relyea
Jerome M. Siegel
Jerome M. Siegel