West Side Story
- Synopsis
- Film version of the musical inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Updates the play to a story of rival teenage gangs (The Sharks and The Jets) in New York. Set in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and choreography by Jerome Robbins.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1961
- Duration
- 155 mins; 17,437 feet
Credits
- Director
- Jerome Robbins; Robert Wise
- Producer
- Robert Wise
- Cinematographer
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Writer
- Arthur Laurents
- Screenplay
- Ernest Lehman
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein
- Production Design
- Boris Leven
- Costume
- Irene Sharaff
- Choreographer
- Jerome Robbins
- Contributor
- Stephen Sondheim
- Cast
Richard Beymer Tony (Romeo) Natalie Wood Maria (Juliet) Rita Moreno Anita (Nurse) George Chakiris Bernardo Russ Tamblyn Riff
Additional Details
- Production type
- Operas and Musicals
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Leonard Bernstein Conducts’West Side Story’
- Making of West Side Story, The
- Place for Us: Fifty Years of West Side Story, A
- Tonight Tonight, It’s West Side Story Night
Notes
- Notes
- Budget c$6,000,000
- Figures
- US Gross $43,700,700 (IMDb 2005)
- Awards
- Won 10 1962 Academy Awards - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Art Direction-Set Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Music-Scoring, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Chakiris), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Moreno).
- Reviews
- Holderness, G. Visual Shakespeare: Essays in Film & Television, Hatfield: University of Hretfordshire Press, 2002. pp151-82.
Production Company
- Name
Beta Productions
- Name
Mirish Pictures
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "West Side Story". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/23407 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)