West Side Story

This brilliant (The New Republic) film sets the ageless story of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s New York. Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins and scripted by Ernest Lehman, the film combines Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's unforgettable score (Maria, America, 'somewhere, 'tonight) with Robbins own exuberant choreography to achieve an exhilarating work of art (Saturday Review). a love affair is fated for tragedy amidst the vicious rivalry of two street gangs the Jets and the Sharks. When Jets member Tony (Richard Beymer) falls for Maria (Natalie Wood), the sister of the Sharks leader, it's more than these two warring gangs can handle. And as mounting tensions rise, a battle to the death ensues, and innocent blood is shed in a heartbreaking finale.

Director: Jerome Robbins
Director: Robert Wise
Producer: Robert Wise
Actor: George Chakiris
Actor: Natalie Wood
Actor: Richard Beymer
Actor: Rita Moreno
Actor: Russ Tamblyn
Actor: Andre Tayir
Actor: Eddie Verso
Actor: Gus Trikonis
Actor: Harvey Hobnecker
Actor: Jaime Rogers
Actor: Jay Norman
Actor: Jimmy Bryant
Actor: John Astin
Actor: John Zaccaro
Actor: Jose de Vega
Actor: Larry Roquemore
Actor: Marni Nixon
Actor: Ned Glass
Actor: Nich Covvacevich
Actor: Penny Santon
Actor: Robert Thompson
Actor: Rudy Del Campo
Actor: Simon Oakland
Actor: William Bramley