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West Side Story

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

7.2(2,121)19612h 33m11

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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Status
Released
Budget
$6M
Box office
$43.7M
Language
English
  • new york city
  • immigrant
  • showdown
  • street gang
  • slum
  • love at first sight
  • highway
  • forbidden love
  • musical
  • based on play or musical
  • rivalry
  • feud

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York18 Oct 1961
    • TheatricalLos Angeles, California13 Dec 1961
    • PhysicalNRDVD20 Oct 1998
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG27 Feb 1962
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical7 Jun 1962
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG22 Feb 1962
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical125 Oct 1962
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL25 Dec 1961
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1113 Dec 1961
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical (limited)K-1613 Dec 1961
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU3 Mar 1962
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1212 Sept 1962
  • HungaryHU

    • TheatricalKN18 Jan 1973
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG27 Feb 1962

Frequently asked questions

West Side Story was released on 13 December 1961.

Audience reviews

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  • J

    John Chard

    5/9/2020

    8/10

    Why do you kids live like there's a war on? West Side Story is directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland and Ned Glass. Music is by Leonard Bernstein (lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) and cinematography by Daniel L. Fapp. In the less affluent areas of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-Ameri…

  • R

    r96sk

    3/23/2022

    5/10

    Not one for me. I did not enjoy 1961's <em>'West Side Story'</em>, unfortunately. I felt almost everything about it to be kinda crappy if I'm honest. For one I didn't feel any chemistry with the cast, with no standout performer in sight; and that's on top of the iffy casting itself. None of the music - aside from that one tiny bit of "Tonight" - hits and the story comes across as forced. The musical numbers are…

  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    4/11/2024

    5/10

    **An old musical with some hints of ethnic prejudice, and it didn't seem as good as I thought it would be.** This is one of those films that, honestly, I find difficult to understand. It is a production that brought to the cinema an interesting Broadway musical, which is still shown in several places today, and which tells a story similar to Romeo and Juliet in the context of youth gang wars in New York in the mid…

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