West side story

Duration: 151 mi

Year Published: 1961

Creator: united artists

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: In this Romeo and Juliet musical, the setting is New York City's West Side where the Jets are rivals of the Puerto Rican Sharks. In the midst of gang conflicts, springs the love of Maria, sister of Bernardo, leader of the Sharks and Tony, ex-member of the Jets. Their love, beset by the tensions of the rival groups, meets a tragic end. The film is Note worthy for its on-location footage, musical score and choreography developed by Jerome Robbins., Modern day Romeo and Juliet story set in the slums of Manhattan's Upper West Side where rival street gangs of the native New Yorker's and immigrant Puerto Ricans battle continually for supremacy. Music by Leonard Bernstein. Stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris.

Complete Record: In this Romeo and Juliet musical, the setting is New York City's West Side where the Jets are rivals of the Puerto Rican Sharks. In the midst of gang conflicts, springs the love of Maria, sister of Bernardo, leader of the Sharks and Tony, ex-member of the Jets. Their love, beset by the tensions of the rival groups, meets a tragic end. The film is Note worthy for its on-location footage, musical score and choreography developed by Jerome Robbins. , , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.