West Side Story (1961)
Directed by Jerome Robbins / Robert Wise
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West Side Story is a 1961 American musical-romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William 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, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70.
Released on October 18, 1961 through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and the public, and became the second highest grossing film of the year in the United States. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (as well as a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins for a movie musical.
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Budget
$6,000,000
Box Office
$44,132,334
Themes
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Art/Music, Attempted Rape, Best Picture, Feud, Forbidden Love, Highway, Immigrant, Interracial Relationship, Juliet, Lifting Female In Air, Love At First Sight, Modern Day Adaptation, Obsessive Love, Policeman, Puerto Rican, Rivalry, Romeo, Shakespeare In Modern Dress, Showdown, Slum, Street Gang, Young Love
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Based On: West Side Story
Filming Location: New York City
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: forbidden love
Filming Location: New York City
Narrative Location: New York City
Subject: forbidden love
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