West Side Story (1961)

Movie Details

Original Title West Side Story

Original Language EN

Budget $6,000,000

Revenue $43,700,000

Status Released

Popularity 2.0

Cast

Natalie Wood

Maria

Popularity: 1.5

Richard Beymer

Tony

Popularity: 0.9

Russ Tamblyn

Riff

Popularity: 1.1

Rita Moreno

Anita

Popularity: 1.8

George Chakiris

Bernardo

Popularity: 5.5

Simon Oakland

Lieutenant Schrank

Popularity: 0.9

Ned Glass

Doc

Popularity: 1.0

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William Bramley

Officer Krupke

Popularity: 0.2

Tucker Smith

Ice

Popularity: 0.2

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Tony Mordente

Action

Popularity: 3.9

David Winters

A-Rab

Popularity: 5.0

Eliot Feld

Baby John

Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

Producer Robert Wise

Screenplay Ernest Lehman

Executive Producer Walter Mirisch

Editor Thomas Stanford

Production

Seven Arts Productions

The Mirisch Company

United Artists

Videos & Trailers

Maria Sings 'I Feel Pretty' in West Side Story (1961) | TCM

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The Sharks Perform "America" in West Side Story | TCM

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Rita Moreno | 34th Oscars Best Supporting Actress | Behind the Oscars Speech

Featurette

Dance at the Gym from WEST SIDE STORY | Mad About Musicals | TCM

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'West Side Story' | Oscar Winner Tom Hanks on the First Movie That Made Him Feel Seen

Featurette

Natalie Wood on Making WEST SIDE STORY | Spotlight Cinema

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Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

May 9, 2020

Why do you kids live like there's a war on? West Side Story is directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland and Ned Glass. Music is by Leonard Bernstein (lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) and cinematography ... Read more

r96sk 5/10

Mar 23, 2022

Not one for me. I did not enjoy 1961's <em>'West Side Story'</em>, unfortunately. I felt almost everything about it to be kinda crappy if I'm honest. For one I didn't feel any chemistry with the cast, with no standout performer in sight; and that's on top of the iffy casting itself. None of the m ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 5/10

Apr 11, 2024

**An old musical with some hints of ethnic prejudice, and it didn't seem as good as I thought it would be.** This is one of those films that, honestly, I find difficult to understand. It is a production that brought to the cinema an interesting Broadway musical, which is still shown in several pl ... Read more