West Side Story (1961)

Released Date
October 18, 1961
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Genre
Musical
Rating
G
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$44,055,492 + $7,795 = $44,063,287
92
Rita Moreno

as Anita Palacio

1938-1981
Natalie Wood

as Maria Nunez

85
Richard Beymer

as Tony Wyzek

89
Russ Tamblyn

as Riff Lorton

90
George Chakiris

as Bernardo Nunez

1939-2019
David Winters

as A-Rab

82
Eliot Feld

as Baby John

1906-1984
Ned Glass

as Doc

About West Side Story (1961)

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

About

The romantic musical finds two teens from rival New York City gangs who fall in love in this retelling of Romeo and Juliet.

Trivia

The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name. The film is a winner of ten Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture.