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In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.

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

Genres: Crime, Drama, Music

Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn

Released: October 18, 1961

Runtime: 152.0

Popularity Rating: 8.390

Mirisch Pictures, Seven Arts, United Artists

United States of America

Maria Natalie Wood
Tony Richard Beymer
Riff Russ Tamblyn
Anita Rita Moreno
Bernardo George Chakiris
Lieutenant Schrank Simon Oakland
Doc Ned Glass
Officer Krupke William Bramley
Ice Tucker Smith
Action Tony Mordente
A-Rab David Winters
Baby John Eliot Feld
Snowboy Bert Michaels
Tiger David Bean
Joyboy Robert Banas
Big Deal Scooter Teague
Mouthpiece Harvey Evans
Gee-Tar Tommy Abbott
Anybodys Susan Oakes
Graziella Gina Trikonis
Velma Carole D'Andrea
Chino Jose De Vega
Pepe Jay Norman
Indio Gus Trikonis
Juano Eddie Verso
Loco Jaime Rogers
Rocco Larry Roquemore
Luis Robert E. Thompson
Toro Nick Navarro
Del Campo Rudy Del Campo
Chile Andre Tayir
Consuelo Yvonne Othon
Rosalia Suzie Kaye
Francisca Joanne Miya
Glad Hand, the dance organizer John Astin
Madam Lucia Penny Santon

Art — Production Design: Boris Leven
Art — Property Master: Sam Gordon
Art — Set Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin
Art — Title Designer: Saul Bass
Camera — Director of Photography: Daniel L. Fapp
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Irene Sharaff
Costume & Make-Up — Hairstylist: Alice Monte
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Emile LaVigne
Costume & Make-Up — Wardrobe Supervisor: Bert Henrikson
Crew — Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Crew — Other: Howard Jeffrey
Crew — Other: Margaret Banks
Crew — Other: Saul Bass
Crew — Other: Tommy Abbott
Crew — Other: Tony Mordente
Crew — Production Artist: Maurice Zuberano
Crew — Special Effects: Linwood G. Dunn
Directing — Assistant Director: Robert E. Relyea
Directing — Director: Jerome Robbins
Directing — Director: Robert Wise
Directing — Script Supervisor: Stanley K. Scheuer
Directing — Second Assistant Director: Jerome M. Siegel
Editing — Assistant Editor: Marshall M. Borden
Editing — Editor: Thomas Stanford
Production — Associate Producer: Saul Chaplin
Production — Producer: Robert Wise
Production — Production Manager: Allen K. Wood
Sound — Conductor: Johnny Green
Sound — Music: Leonard Bernstein
Sound — Music Editor: Richard Carruth
Sound — Music Supervisor: Irwin Kostal
Sound — Music Supervisor: Johnny Green
Sound — Music Supervisor: Saul Chaplin
Sound — Music Supervisor: Sid Ramin
Sound — Orchestrator: Irwin Kostal
Sound — Orchestrator: Sid Ramin
Sound — Other: Betty Walberg
Sound — Songs: Stephen Sondheim
Sound — Sound: Fred Lau
Sound — Sound: Murray Spivack
Sound — Sound: Vinton Vernon
Sound — Sound Editor: Gilbert D. Marchant
Sound — Vocal Coach: Bobby Tucker
Writing — Author: Jerome Robbins
Writing — Book: Arthur Laurents
Writing — Other: Harold Prince
Writing — Other: Robert E. Griffith
Writing — Other: Roger L. Stevens
Writing — Screenplay: Arthur Laurents
Writing — Screenplay: Ernest Lehman
Writing — Screenplay: Jerome Robbins
Writing — Theatre Play: Arthur Laurents