West Side Story
1961 ‧ Musical/Romance ‧ 2h 33m
A musical in which a modern day Romeo and Juliet are involved in New York street gangs. On the harsh streets of the upper west side, two gangs battle for control of the turf. The situation becomes complicated when a gang members falls in love with...
Release date: October 18, 1961 (USA)
Directors: Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
Music composed by: Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal, and Saul Chaplin
Story by: Jerome Robbins, Leonard Bernstein, William Shakespeare, and more
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West Side Story is a 1961 film adaptation of the same-titled musical play about two lovers heavily entangled in two rival New York City gangs.
Two gangs from opposite sides of the street. One romance that dared to cross the line. In 1961, this movie adaptation of the Broadway smash-hit musical West ...