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West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
1961 Original Film. Release Date: October 18, 1961. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, the 1961 film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris..
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.
West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs--the white Jets led by Riff and the Latino Sharks, led by Bernardo.
Jun 15, 2024 · West Side Story, American musical film, released in 1961, that was inspired by Shakespeare ’s Romeo and Juliet. The movie, filled with exhilarating dance sequences choreographed by Jerome Robbins and memorable songs—including “Tonight,” “Maria,” and “Somewhere”—by Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), won 10 ...
Mar 31, 2014 · Release Date: October 18, 1961 This brilliant film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York.
West Side Story (1961) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
West Side Story--the original 1961 film version, that is--has long since become part of our national unconscious. From the first weeks of its release onward, it has been, for millions, far more than just another movie musical.
Feb 15, 2004 · 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."
Robert Wise teamed up with legendary Broadway director-choreographer Jerome Robbins for the film version of the acclaimed stage musical that transposed the story of Romeo and Juliet to the modern age of New York street gangs.
