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.
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Natalie Wood | Maria |
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Richard Beymer | Tony |
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Russ Tamblyn | Riff |
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Rita Moreno | Anita |
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George Chakiris | Bernardo |
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Simon Oakland | Schrank |
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Ned Glass | Doc |
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William Bramley | Krupke |
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Tucker Smith | Ice |
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Tony Mordente | Action |
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David Winters | A-rab |
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Eliot Feld | Baby John |
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Bert Michaels | Snowboy |
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David Bean | Tiger |
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Robert Banas | Joyboy |
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Anthony 'Scooter' Teague | Big Deal |
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Harvey Evans | Mouthpiece |
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Tommy Abbott | Gee-Tar |
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Susan Oakes | Anybodys |
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Gina Trikonis | Graziella |
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Carole D'Andrea | Velma |
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Jose De Vega | Chino |
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Jay Norman | Pepe |
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Gus Trikonis | Indio |
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Eddie Verso | Juano |
Director | Jerome Robbins |
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Robert Wise |
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Writer | Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents, Jerome Robbins, William Shakespeare | |
Producer | Saul Chaplin, Walter Mirisch, Robert Wise | |
Musician | Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal | |
Photography | Daniel L. Fapp |