West Side Story 62 years old
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
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.
Credits
West Side Story Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rita Moreno She was 29, now 92 years old | as Anita |
| Simon Oakland He was 46, 68 years old when he died | as Lieutenant Schrank |
| Russ Tamblyn He was 26, now 89 years old | as Riff |
| Tucker Smith He was 25, 52 years old when he died | as Ice |
| John Astin He was 31, now 94 years old | as Glad Hand, the dance organizer |
| Natalie Wood She was 23, 43 years old when she died | as Maria |
| Gus Trikonis He was 23, now 87 years old | as Indio |
| Ned Glass He was 55, 78 years old when he died | as Doc |
| Tony Mordente He was 25, now 89 years old | as Action |
| George Chakiris He was 27, now 90 years old | as Bernardo |
| Penny Santon She was 45, 82 years old when she died | as Madam Lucia |
| Marni Nixon She was 31, 86 years old when she died | as Maria (singing voice) |
| Suzie Kaye | as Rosalia |
| Gina Trikonis | as Graziella |
| Susan Oakes | as Anybodys |
| David Winters He was 22, 80 years old when he died | as A-Rab |
| William Bramley He was 33, 57 years old when he died | as Officer Krupke |
| Richard Beymer He was 23, now 86 years old | as Tony |
| Jose De Vega He was 27, 56 years old when he died | as Chino |
West Side Story Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Boris Leven as Production Design. He was 53 (78) years old when He died | Art |
| Richard Carruth as Music Editor. | Sound |
| Murray Spivack as Sound. He was 58 (90) years old when He died | Sound |
| Daniel L. Fapp as Director of Photography. He was 57 (82) years old when He died | Camera |
| Fred Lau as Sound. He was 64 (73) years old when He died | Sound |
| Irene Sharaff as Costume Design. She was 51 (83) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Emile LaVigne as Makeup Artist. He was 48 (76) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Victor A. Gangelin as Set Decoration. He was 62 (68) years old when He died | Art |
| Thomas Stanford as Editor. He was 37 (93) years old when He died | Editing |
| Marshall M. Borden as Assistant Editor. | Editing |
| Irwin Kostal as Orchestrator. He was 50 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Irwin Kostal as Music Supervisor. He was 50 (83) years old when He died | Sound |
| Stephen Sondheim as Songs. He was 31 (91) years old when He died | Sound |
| Ernest Lehman as Screenplay. He was 45 (89) years old when He died | Writing |
| Allen K. Wood as Production Manager. | Production |
| Robert E. Relyea as Assistant Director. | Directing |
| Arthur Laurents as Theatre Play. Arthur Laurents was 43 (92) years old when Arthur Laurents died | Writing |
| Arthur Laurents as Screenplay. Arthur Laurents was 43 (92) years old when Arthur Laurents died | Writing |
| Arthur Laurents as Book. Arthur Laurents was 43 (92) years old when Arthur Laurents died | Writing |
| Saul Bass as Title Designer. He was 41 (75) years old when He died | Art |
| Saul Bass as Other. He was 41 (75) years old when He died | Crew |
| Saul Chaplin as Associate Producer. He was 49 (85) years old when He died | Production |
| Saul Chaplin as Music Supervisor. He was 49 (85) years old when He died | Sound |
| Sam Gordon as Property Master. | Art |
| Tony Mordente as Other. He was 25 (now 89) years old | Crew |
| Johnny Green as Conductor. He was 53 (80) years old when He died | Sound |
| Johnny Green as Music Supervisor. He was 53 (80) years old when He died | Sound |
| Hal Prince as Other. He was 33 (91) years old when He died | Writing |
| Howard Jeffrey as Other. | Crew |
| Stephen Sondheim as Lyricist. He was 31 (91) years old when He died | Writing |
West Side Story (62 years)
The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.
- Release day: Wednesday, December 13, 1961
- Runtime: 152 minutes
- Budget: 6000000.00
- Revenue: 43656822.00