West Side Story (18-Oct-1961)
Directors: Robert Wise; Jerome Robbins Writer: Ernest Lehman From a play: West Side Story by Arthur Laurents Music by: Leonard Bernstein Keywords: Musical, Romantic Drama, New York, Gangs Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet told as a musical set between two rival street gangs in New York City. Leaders of the gangs decide an all-out rumble will settle things. But then Tony, a member of the Jets, and Maria, sister of the leader of the Sharks, fall in love. Won 10 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography and Best Score; received a nomination for Best Screenplay. Watch only the widescreen, restored version.
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Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
Richard Beymer |
Actor |
20-Feb-1938 |
|
Tony in West Side Story |
George Chakiris |
Actor |
16-Sep-1934 |
|
West Side Story |
Rita Moreno |
Actor |
11-Dec-1931 |
|
West Side Story, Electric Company |
Simon Oakland |
Actor |
28-Aug-1915 |
29-Aug-1983 |
Tony Vincenzo on Kolchak |
Russ Tamblyn |
Actor |
30-Dec-1934 |
|
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers |
Natalie Wood |
Actor |
20-Jul-1938 |
29-Nov-1981 |
Rebel Without A Cause |
CAST Natalie Wood | ... Maria | | Co-Starring | Richard Beymer | ... Tony | Russ Tamblyn | ... Riff | Rita Moreno | ... Anita | | with | George Chakiris | ... Bernardo | Simon Oakland | ... Schrank | Ned Glass | ... Doc | William Bramley | ... Krupke | | Jets | Tucker Smith | ... Ice | Tony Mordente | ... Action | David Winters | ... A-rab | Eliot Feld | ... Baby John | Bert Michaels | ... Snowboy | David Bean | ... Tiger | Robert Banas | ... Joyboy | Scooter Teague | ... Big Deal | Harvey Hohnecker | ... Mouthpiece | Tommy Abbott | ... Gee-Tar | | Their Girls | Susan Oakes | ... Anybodys | Gina Trikonis | ... Graziella | Carole D'Andrea | ... Velma | | Sharks | Jose De Vega | ... Chino | Jay Norman | ... Pepe | Gus Trikonis | ... Indio | Eddie Verso | ... Juano | Jaime Rogers | ... Loco | Larry Roquemore | ... Rocco | Robert Thompson | ... Luis | Nick Covacevich | ... Toro | Rudy Del Campo | ... Del Campo | Andre Tayir | ... Chile | | Their Girls | Yvonne Othon | ... Consuelo | Suzie Kaye | ... Rosalia | Joanne Miya | ... Francisca |
REVIEWS Review by anonymous (posted on 9-Mar-2006) Greatest movie ever modern day
Romeo and Juliet. Great music and acting fantastic dancing. Story line
is happy and sad. I think this is a classic. Natalie Wood was superb.
She gave a real feel of the part when you watched her you believed that
this was true and she was really Puerto Rican. All the actors and
actresses where great and took the parts seriously enough that they put
you in the middle of the scene, and you got lost in the story and the
emotion. The dancing was wonderful giving just the right edge to this
with the song writing as expressive and creative. When Bernardo dies
and Riff dies you panic and when Tony tries to get the Jets to stop the
fight you hope nothing will happen to get the Jets and Sharks into
another fight. Of course you know that it will. Then when Maria finds
Tony and Chico kills Tony your heart breaks and bleeds for Maria and
the love they will never have. All they want is to get away from
everyone and be married and have a happy life. I love this movie one of
my all time favorites.
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