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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: 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.
West Side Story won a total of 10 Oscars at the 34th Academy Awards in 1962, making it the musical film with the most Academy wins, including Best Picture. Jerome Robbins shared the Best Director Oscar with Robert Wise, becoming only the second director to win the Academy Award for Best Director for a film debut (after Delbert Mann for Marty).
West Side Story Released Oct 18, 1961 2h 31m ... 2022 Full Review David Reddish Queerty The film version of West Side Story often pops up on Greatest Movie of All Time lists thanks to ...
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Screenwriter Ernest Lehman adapted the film West Side Story from the hit play of the same name, which opened on Broadway in 1957 and ran there for 732 performances. Choreographer Robbins was hired to direct the dance scenes, with the remaining scenes to be directed by Robert Wise. However, Robbins insisted on so many takes of his scenes that he ...
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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. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding.
