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   • 7.6/10 7.6/10 IMDb
   • 92% 92% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus Buoyed by Robert Wise's dazzling direction, Leonard Bernstein's score, and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics, West Side Story remains perhaps the most iconic of all the Shakespeare adaptations to visit the big screen. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   Is West Side Story a good movie?

   • Although Stanley Kauffmann named "West Side Story" "the best film musical ever made" when it came out in 1961, the rest of his review seemed to undermine that claim; he said it lacks a towering conclusion, is useless and facile as sociology, and the hint of a reconciliation between the two gangs at the end is "utter falseness."

   West Side Story movie review & film summary (1961) | Roger Ebert

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   Is West Side Story based on a true story?

   • Loaded with innumerable and distinguished songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (each one an earworm of its own), West Side Story is a tale of race and social decorum and is an incredibly inventive adaptation of the legendary Shakespeare story. This is a movie that pretends to deal with racial tensions.

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   When did West Side Story come out?

   • “West Side Story” sits near the pinnacle of post-World War II American middlebrow culture. First performed on Broadway in 1957 and brought to the screen four years later, it survives as both a time capsule and a reservoir of imperishable songs.

   ‘West Side Story’ Review: In Love and War, 1957 Might Be Tonight

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   Is West Side Story a musical tragedy?

   • Ernest Lehman’s perceptive and compact screenplay, based on Arthur Laurents ‘ stage book, makes sure the dance is used as part of the story, as embedded in the action as all its turbulent events. Although West Side Story could properly be termed a musical tragedy, the emphasis on the latter word would be misleading.

   'West Side Story' Review: Movie (1961) - The Hollywood Reporter

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   Feb 15, 2004 · West Side Story (1961) Although "West Side Story" was named the best picture of 1961 and won 10 Academy Awards, it is not much mentioned by movie fans these days, and the old warhorse "Singin' in the Rain" is probably more seen and certainly better loved.

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   West Side Story Released Oct 18, 1961 2h 31m Musical List 92% Tomatometer 116 Reviews 84% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New...

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   • Actors: Natalie Wood

   • Director: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
   • Produce Company: United Artists

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   Oct 18, 2016 · Beymer is accidentally killed in reprisal. The two gangs merge to bear away his body in a silent funeral cortege, united for a time, at least — in brotherhood by the dreadful effects of...

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   “West Side Story” is a beautifully-mounted, impressive, emotion-ridden and violent musical which, in its stark approach to a raging social problem and realism of unfoldment, may set a pattern...

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   Loaded with innumerable and distinguished songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim (each one an earworm of its own), West Side Story is a tale of race and social decorum and is an...

8. www.nytimes.com › west-side-story-review‘West Side Story’ Review: In Love and War, 1957 Might Be ...

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   Dec 8, 2021 · Directed by Steven Spielberg. Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance. PG-13. 2h 36m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate...

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   Exceptional musical about the gangs--the Jets (Americans) and Sharks (Puerto Ricans) battling it out for a small section in the west side on NYC. Tony from the Jets (Richard Beymer) falls in love with Puerto Rican Maria (Natalie Wood) whose brother Bernardo (George Chakiris) belongs to the Sharks.