West Side Story

1961 • 2h 33m • Crime, Drama, Romance

92%Rotten Tomatoes

The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.

In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.

Director

Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise

Writers

Ernest Lehman

Status

Released