West Side Story 1961

Name: West Side Story
Released: 1961-12-13
Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins
Written by:	Ernest Lehman & Jerome Robbins
Runtime:	151 minutes
Critics score:	94 / 100
Tagline:	The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.