Based on the 1957 Broadway musical, Steven Spielberg's West Side Story is the second feature-length film to adapt the musical for the big screen. Starring Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort, the film tells the story of the forbidden love between a young couple on opposite sides of a conflict ...
West Side Story(1961) Plot summary ★★★☆ (26 votes) Add something A musical Romeo and Juliet story. The Sharks and the Jets are two feuding street gangs in 1950's New York, the Jets being White and the Sharks being Puerto Rican. At a dance at a gym, JetTonyfalls in love with...
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Read more: Plot summary | Synopsis Director Steven Spielberg Writers Tony Kushner (screenplay by) | Arthur ...
Westside Story was based on loyalty and love. The state of equilibrium was broken by the death of Riff, Ice became the leader and was getting the group to take vengeance on the Sharks. In the song “Cool” Ice’s voice was loud and clear; this recitative was used calm the people ...
The lengthy credits for West Side Story were shifted to an epilogue, because those for the Broadway musical as well as the film had to be incorporated. This also gave viewers time to compose themselves after the tragic climax. Saul likened the effect to a decompression chamber: "The epilogue...
West Side Story: Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise. With Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno. Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Read more:Plot summary Director Nelson McCormick Writers Ann Biderman(creator)(story)|Angela Amato-Velez(teleplay) (as Angela Amato Velez)|Dee Johnson(teleplay by)|Heather Zuhlke(staff writer) Producers Jon Paré|Andrew Stearn Cinematographer
A documentary on the enduring appeal of West Side Story, from the stage show, to screen and now as a special live performance as West Side Story Live with Orchestra. Read more: Plot summary Director Damian Townend Producer John Carr Editor Damian Townend See all filmmakers & crew (...
Discover the characters and songs from the musical West Side Story. Read about who wrote West Side Story, the soundtrack, and a summary of the plot.
As the first "blonde bombshell," Mae West reigned supreme and changed the nation's view of women, sex and race- on stage, in films, on radio and television. Including clips from Night After Night, She Done Him Wrong, I'm No Angel, Belle of...See more Read more: Plot summary ...