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Overview
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Directors:
Writers:
Ernest Lehman (screenplay)
Arthur Laurents (book)
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Release Date:
23 December 1961 (Japan) more
Tagline:
"BEST PICTURE!" Winner of 10 Academy Awards! - 1961 (post-Oscar) more
Plot:
Musical about two youngsters from rival NYC gangs who fall in love. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 10 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(91 articles)
Shelean Newman: One of Music City's Favorite Actresses May Become America's Favorite Chanteuse
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 12 November 2009, 8:06 PM, PST)
Adam Lambert Defends His Glittery Image: The MTV News Quote Of The Day
(From MTV Newsroom. 9 November 2009, 1:47 PM, PST)
User Comments:
A shame that it's not in the top 250. more (261 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Natalie Wood | ... | Maria |
 | Richard Beymer | ... | Tony |
| Russ Tamblyn | ... | Riff |
 | Rita Moreno | ... | Anita |
 | George Chakiris | ... | Bernardo |
| Simon Oakland | ... | Lt. Schrank |
| Ned Glass | ... | Doc |
| William Bramley | ... | Officer Krupke |
 | Tucker Smith | ... | Ice |
| Tony Mordente | ... | Action |
| David Winters | ... | A-rab |
| Eliot Feld | ... | Baby John |
| Bert Michaels | ... | Snowboy |
| David Bean | ... | Tiger |
| Robert Banas | ... | Joyboy |
Additional Details
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Runtime:
152 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (35 mm magnetic prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm optical prints)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #19949) | West Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 (re-rating) (1970) | Sweden:15 (original rating) | Ireland:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Peru:PT | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986)
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The interior sets were built six feet off the ground to allow for low-angle shooting with large 70mm cameras. more
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Continuity: In the final scene there is a male onlooker dressed in blue on the left near Schrank's car. In the next wide shot he is standing on the right near the uniformed police car more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[the Jets dance across the streets of New York, eventually coming to a playground where they toss around a basketball. The ball is intercepted by Bernardo, leader of the Sharks]
Riff:
[snaps fingers at Bernardo] Come on.
[Bernardo drops the ball, Riff picks it up]
Riff:
Beat it.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dancing with the Stars: Series 6 Grand Final (#6.11)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Quintet more
FAQ
Is this movie based on a novel?How old were Maria and Tony?
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One of the truly great musicals of all time, its a shame that those who do not care for musicals have to vote to bring it down. If you do not care for musicals, then you should not vote a "1" just because you do not like ALL musicals.
That aside, a great musical score with a great story to back it up. Leonard Bernstein out does himself in this movie. This is definetly a movie to see; an classic for all time. Like its trailer says, "West Side Story does not grow old."