West Side Story 1961 review film review

West Side Story (1961, United States)

The story takes place on the streets of New York, and in fact it was filmed on those streets. Two rival gangs: the Jets (white Americans of Jewish, Italian or Polish descent) and Sharks (Puerto Ricans). After a few minor and major battles they decide to set up a final clash, but "fair" - without the use of any weapons. but in this story there is also a romance between Tony and Maria that belong to the opposite gangs, in addition Maria is a girlfriend of a gang leader. Dramatic events take place...

This film is a modernized version of Romeo and Juliet in the reality of American suburbs of the 1950s - a musical about two young people who fall in love despite the fact that they belong to two gangs fighting each other. Some believe that it is the most famous musical of all time: it broke the tradition and moved the story to the streets, while translating Shakespeare’s drama into a brutal gang war and multiculture of New York City. This is the first musical that felt "real", not just another sweet love story. Excellent choreography, the songs "Maria" and "America" are still popular today. The film received 10 Academy Awards.

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Creators of West Side Story

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	Robert Wise	director
	Jerome Robbins	director
	Ernest Lehman	screenplay

Cast of West Side Story

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	Natalie Wood	as Maria
	Richard Beymer	as Tony
	Russ Tamblyn	as Riff
	Rita Moreno	as Anita
	George Chakiris	as Bernardo
	Simon Oakland	as Schrank
	Ned Glass	as Doc
	William Bramley	as Officer Krupke
	Tucker Smith	as Ice
	Tony Mordente	as Action
	David Winters	as A-rab
	Frank Green	as Mouthpiece
	Eliot Feld	as Baby John
	John Astin	as GladHand
	Jay Norman	as Pepe
	Bert Michaels	as Snowboy
	David Bean	as Tiger
	Robert Banas	as Joyboy

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