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Movie Score
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
Overview
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 romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Director
Movie Cast
Maria
Tony
Riff
Anita
Bernardo
Lieutenant Schrank
Doc
Officer Krupke
Ice
Action
A-Rab
Movie Stats
StatusReleased
Budget$6,000,000.00
Revenue$43,700,000.00
Production CompanySeven Arts Productions
Original LanguageEnglish