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Inspired by William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet, the story is set in the mid-1950s in the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, then a multiracial, blue-collar neighborhood. The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Dec 10, 2021 · A new adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film features Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno, and won an Oscar for Best Cinematography.
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- Crime, Drama, Musical
- Steven Spielberg
- 2021-12-10
West Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner. The second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical of the same name , [9] [10] it stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in her film debut with Ariana DeBose , David Alvarez , Mike Faist , and ...
- $76 million
- Leonard Bernstein
- $100 million
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.
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- Crime, Drama, Musical
- Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
- 1961-12-23
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In New York City in 1957, two teenage gangs compete for control on the Upper West Side. The Jets, a group of whites led by Riff, brawl with the Sharks, Puerto Ricans led by Bernardo. Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke arrive and break it up. The Jets challenge the Sharks to a rumbleto be held after an upcoming dance. Riff wants his best friend T...
Executive producer Walter Mirisch enlisted the services of Jerome Robbins, who had directed and choreographed the stage version of West Side Story. Because Robbins had no previous film experience, Mirisch hired Robert Wise to co-direct and produce because of his "experience in gritty subject matter" and his ability to complete motion pictures under...
Critical response
West Side Story is regarded as one of the greatest musical films ever made. It holds a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 116 reviews, with an average rating of 8.4/10. The site's critical consensus states: "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". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86...
Box office
West Side Story was a commercial success upon its release. It became the highest-grossing film of 1961, earning rentals of $19,645,000 in the United States and Canada. It remained the highest-grossing musical film of all time until the release of The Sound of Musicin 1965. The film grossed $44.1 million worldwide ($432 million in 2022). Because of profit participation, United Artists earned a profit of only $2.5 million on the film ($24 million in 2022).
West Side Story won 10 Academy Awards, making it the musical film with the most Oscar wins (including Best Picture). It was the first film to share the Academy Award for Best Directorbetween two people, with Wise winning in the Best Picture and Best Director categories. American Film Institutelists: 1. AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies– #41 2. AFI's 100...
Leonard Bernstein was displeased with the orchestration for the movie, which was the work of Sid Ramin and Irwin Kostal, who had orchestrated the original Broadway production. That show had been orchestrated for roughly 30 musicians; for the movie, United Artists allowed them triple that, including six saxophone parts, eight trumpets, five pianos a...
In 2009, photographer Mark Seliger re-created scenes from the film for magazine Vanity Fair called West Side Story Revisited, using Camilla Belle as Maria, Ben Barnes as Tony, Jennifer Lopez as Anita, Rodrigo Santoro as Bernardo and Chris Evans as Riff. Portraying the Sharks are Minka Kelly, Jay Hernandez, Natalie Martinez, Brandon T. Jackson and M...
A second film adaptation of the musical was released by 20th Century Studios on December 10, 2021, directed by Steven Spielberg and choreographed by Justin Peck, with a screenplay by Tony Kushner. It stars Ansel Elgort as Tony, Rachel Zegler as Maria and Ariana DeBose as Anita; Moreno returns as a new character, Valentina, who is Doc's widow. It re...
West Side Story at IMDbWest Side Story at the TCM Movie DatabaseWest Side Story at AllMovieWest Side Story at the American Film Institute Catalog- Robert Wise
- Leonard Bernstein
- October 18, 1961
Watch the new adaptation of the classic musical West Side Story on Disney+, HBOMax, and other platforms. The film features a star-studded cast, a legendary soundtrack, and a stunning production design by Steven Spielberg and his team.
Dec 10, 2021 · See the ratings, reviews, trailers, and photos of Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, a new adaptation of the classic musical set in 1957 New York. Find out where to watch, who stars, and what critics and audiences say about this film.
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- Musical, Romance
- PG-13
