West Side Story
- Crime
- Drama
- Romance
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.
- Directed by
- Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
- Written by
- Ernest Lehman
- Based on
- Arthur Laurents, William Shakespeare
Cast
Natalie Wood- Richard Beymer
- Russ Tamblyn
Rita Moreno- George Chakiris
Simon Oakland
Ned Glass- William Bramley
- Tucker Smith
- Tony Mordente
- David Winters
- Eliot Feld
Keywords
- new york city
- tragic
- romantic
- musical
- rivalry
- showdown
- based on play or musical
- love at first sight
- forbidden love
- tragic love
- immigrant
- modern day adaptation
- interracial relationship
- attempted rape
- feud
- young love
- street gang
- slum
- policeman
- romeo & juliet
- music and dance
- highway
- obsessive love
- lifting female in air
- dance musical
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