West Side Story
7.6
“The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.”
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
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Cast
49 people
Natalie Wood
Maria
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Splendor in the Grass
Richard Beymer
Tony
Known for
Twin Peaks
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Russ Tamblyn
Riff
Known for
Twin Peaks
Drive
Rita Moreno
Anita
Known for
Oz
Maya and the Three
George Chakiris
Bernardo
Known for
The Young Girls of Rochefort
633 Squadron
Simon Oakland
Schrank
Known for
Psycho
Bullitt
Ned Glass
Doc
Known for
Charade
The Love Bug
William Bramley
Krupke
Also in
Revenge of the Cheerleaders
Getting Straight
Tucker Smith
Ice / Riff (Singing) (Uncredited)
Also in
The Producers
To Be or Not to Be
Tony Mordente
Action
Also in
The Outer Limits
Walker, Texas Ranger
David Winters
A-rab
Known for
Teddy Bear
The Last Horror Film
Eliot Feld
Baby John
Also in
That's Dancing!
Robert Wise Director · Jerome Robbins Director Ernest Lehman Screenplay
Worldwide gross $44M · Budget $6M · United States release December 13, 1961
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$43,700,000
Gross vs. budget
7.3×
Production
Seven Arts Productions
Production
The Mirisch Company
Production
Robert Wise Productions
Production
Mirisch Pictures
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · October 18, 1961
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · December 13, 1961
Theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States · October 20, 1998
Physical · DVD
Australia
June 7, 1962 · Theatrical
Austria
October 5, 1962 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 25, 1961 · Theatrical
Canada
February 22, 1962 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 13, 1961 · Theatrical
Finland
December 13, 1961 · Limited theatrical
France
March 3, 1962 · Theatrical
Germany
September 12, 1962 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 18, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 27, 1962 · Theatrical
Italy
September 21, 1962 · Theatrical
Japan
December 23, 1961 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 25, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 29, 1962 · Theatrical
December 24, 2003 · TV · Yorin
February 1, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 20, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Poland
October 8, 1973 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
December 19, 1963 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 13, 1961 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 27, 1962 · Theatrical
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