---
title: 'West Side Story (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Steven Spielberg'
released: '2021-12-08'
runtime_minutes: 156
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/west-side-story-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581652/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# West Side Story (2021)

2021 · PG-13 · 156 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

West Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner. The second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical, which was itself inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, it stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler, the latter making her film debut, with Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, and Rita Moreno in supporting roles. Moreno, who starred in the 1961 film adaptation, also served as an executive producer alongside Kushner. The film features music composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg), [Kevin McCollum](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mccollum), [Stacey Snider](https://cinepixo.com/people/stacey-snider), [Kristie Macosko Krieger](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristie-macosko-krieger)
- **Screenplay:** [Tony Kushner](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-kushner)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leonard Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-bernstein), [David Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-newman-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Janusz Kamiński](https://cinepixo.com/people/janusz-kaminski)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Mike Faist](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-faist)
- [Rachel Zegler](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-zegler) as Maria
- [Ansel Elgort](https://cinepixo.com/people/ansel-elgort)
- [Jamie Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-harris)
- [Curtiss Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtiss-cook)
- [Rita Moreno](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-moreno)
- [David Alvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-alvarez)
- [Corey Stoll](https://cinepixo.com/people/corey-stoll)
- [Ana Isabelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-isabelle)
- [Maddie Ziegler](https://cinepixo.com/people/maddie-ziegler)
- [Brian d'Arcy James](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-d-arcy-james)
- [Ariana DeBose](https://cinepixo.com/people/ariana-debose)
- [Ben Cook](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-cook)

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Official site: http://west-side-story.2mbg.uk/movie/511809/west-side-story
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/west-side-story-2021
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