---
title: 'West Side Story (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Wise'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 150
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/west-side-story-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# West Side Story (1961)

1961 · 150 min · Drama, Music, Crime, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp in Super Panavision 70. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise), [Jerome Robbins](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-robbins)
- **Producer:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)
- **Screenplay:** [Ernest Lehman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-lehman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-bernstein)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel L. Fapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-l-fapp)
- **Editor:** [Thomas Stanford](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-stanford)

## Cast

- [Natalie Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-wood) as Maria
- [Russ Tamblyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/russ-tamblyn)
- [George Chakiris](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-chakiris)
- [Ned Glass](https://cinepixo.com/people/ned-glass)
- [Simon Oakland](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-oakland)
- [Rita Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-moreno)
- [Richard Beymer](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-beymer) as Tony
- [Jose De Vega](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-de-vega)
- [Eliot Feld](https://cinepixo.com/people/eliot-feld)

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Official site: http://www.mgm.com/view/movie/2130/West-Side-Story/
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