West Side Story
1961 film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins · Released 1961
West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same title, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp in Super Panavision 70. The music was composed by Leonard Bernstein, with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
Cast ages at release (1961)
- Natalie Wood, as Maria: 22–23
- Richard Beymer, as Tony: 22–23
- Russ Tamblyn, as Riff: 26–27
- Rita Moreno, as Anita: 29–30
- George Chakiris, as Bernardo: 26–27
- Simon Oakland, as Lieutenant Schrank: 45–46
- Jose De Vega, as Chino Martin: 26–27
- Ned Glass, as Doc: 54–55
- Eliot Feld, as Baby John: 18–19