West Side Story
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
1961
Rated
PG
151
minutes
Crime, Drama, Romance
Wikipedia
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Language
English
Release Date
December 13, 1961
Budget
$6,000,000
Revenue
$43,700,000
Academy Awards
Best Director
Best Picture
Best Original Musical Score
Best Costume Design, Color
Best Sound
Best Art Direction, Color
Best Film Editing
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography, Color
Golden Globe Awards
Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Cast
Natalie Wood
Maria
Richard Beymer
Tony
Russ Tamblyn
Riff
Rita Moreno
Anita
George Chakiris
Bernardo
Simon Oakland
Lieutenant Schrank
Ned Glass
Doc
William Bramley
Officer Krupke
Tucker Smith
Ice
Tony Mordente
Action
David Winters
A-Rab
Eliot Feld
Baby John
Bert Michaels
Snowboy
David Bean
Tiger
Robert Banas
Joyboy
Scooter Teague
Big Deal
Harvey Evans
Mouthpiece
Tommy Abbott
Gee-Tar
Susan Oakes
Anybodys
Gina Trikonis
Graziella
Carole D'Andrea
Velma
Jose De Vega
Chino
Jay Norman
Pepe
Gus Trikonis
Indio
Eddie Verso
Juano
Jaime Rogers
Loco
Larry Roquemore
Rocco
Robert E. Thompson
Luis
Nick Navarro
Toro (as Nick Covacevich)
Rudy Del Campo
Del Campo
Andre Tayir
Chile
Yvonne Wilder
Consuelo (as Yvonne Othon)
Suzie Kaye
Rosalia
Nobuko Miyamoto
Francisca (as Joanne Miya)
Martin Abrahams
Kid on Bicycle (uncredited)
John Angelo
Dancer (uncredited)
John Astin
Glad Hand (uncredited)
Francesca Bellini
Debb, Snowboy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Jacqulin Cole
Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Goldman
Guest at Dance in the the Gym (uncredited)
Elaine Joyce
Hotsie, Tiger's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Priscilla Lopez
Child (uncredited)
Lou Ruggiero
Police Officer (uncredited)
Penny Santon
Madam Lucia (uncredited)
Pat Tribble
Minnie, Baby John's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Gary Troy
Dancer (uncredited)
Marni Nixon
Maria (Singing Voice) (uncredited)
Roxanne Tunis
Dancer (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Robert Wise
Director
Jerome Robbins
Director
Robert E. Relyea
Assistant Director
Jerome M. Siegel
Second Assistant Director
Stanley K. Scheuer
Script Supervisor
Production
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Robert Wise
Producer
Allen K. Wood
Production Manager
Walter Mirisch
Executive Producer
Saul Chaplin
Associate Producer
Writing
William Shakespeare
Original Story
Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Stephen Sondheim
Lyricist
Jerome Robbins
Theatre Play
Arthur Laurents
Musical
Art
Saul Bass
Title Designer
Sam Gordon
Property Master
Boris Leven
Production Design
Victor A. Gangelin
Set Decoration
Sound
Leonard Bernstein
Songs
Leonard Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Johnny Green
Conductor
Johnny Green
Music Supervisor
Gilbert D. Marchant
Sound Editor
Irwin Kostal
Orchestrator
Irwin Kostal
Music Supervisor
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
Saul Chaplin
Music Supervisor
Murray Spivack
Sound
Fred Lau
Sound
Vinton Vernon
Sound
Sid Ramin
Orchestrator
Sid Ramin
Music Supervisor
Bobby Tucker
Vocal Coach
Betty Walberg
Other
Editing
Crew
Saul Bass
Other
Jerome Robbins
Choreographer
Tony Mordente
Other
Margaret Banks
Other
Tommy Abbott
Other
Maurice Zuberano
Production Artist
Howard Jeffrey
Other
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Bert Henrikson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Alice Monte
Hairdresser
Visual Effects