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A 1961 musical film adaptation, co-directed by Robert Wise and Robbins, was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won ten, including Best Picture. A 2021 film adaptation, directed by Steven Spielberg was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, along with six additional nominations, winning one Oscar.
On a hot late-1950s summer in New York's Upper West Side, William Shakespeare 's timeless story of Romeo and Juliet (1968) comes to life, as a fierce enmity between two antagonistic street gangs paves the way for heartbreak and tragedy. Once more, the clan of the Montagues are at odds with the Capulets.
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 ...
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 York ...
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Mar 31, 2014 · Release Date: October 18, 1961This brilliant film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York.A love affa...
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."
West Side Story (1961) Rent from $3. Buy from $14.99. Add to Watch List. The greatest love story ever told…in the most acclaimed musical of all time! Winner of ten Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, this electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of "Romeo and Juliet" against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York.
