Description
West Side Story is a 1961 American musical drama film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Arthur Freed, with the screenplay by Arthur Laurents. The film stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, and George Chakiris. The story is based on the Broadway stage show of the same name, which in turn was based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Laurents. The film tells the story of a young man, Tony, and a young woman, Maria, who fall in love while living in a neighborhood in Manhattan that is in the midst of a gang war.
Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer star in this classic musical drama adapted from the Broadway stage show. A neighbourhood in Manhattan, New York, provides the setting for a love affair between Tony (Beymer) and Maria (Wood), a young man and woman caught on opposite sides of a gang war. Maria is...