West Side Story

The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.

West Side Story (1961)

Timing: 2:33 (153 min)

7.234/10
1969

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Actors and characters

Release date

1961-12-13

Country

United States

Production

United Artists, The Mirisch Company, Robert Wise Productions, Seven Arts Productions

Genre

Crime, Drama, Romance

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$43 700 000

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Director

Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

Actors

Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente
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Scenario

Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents

Producer

Robert Wise, Walter Mirisch

Operator

Daniel L. Fapp

Composer

Leonard Bernstein

Artist

Audition

Lynn Stalmaster

Editing

Thomas Stanford
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