Overview
Plot
On Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans fight for control of the neighborhood, while two young people from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
- Directors
- Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
- Cast
- Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld, Bert Michaels, David Bean, Robert Banas, Scooter Teague, Harvey Evans, Tommy Abbott, Susan Oakes, Gina Trikonis
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Release date
- 1961-12-13
- Studios
- Seven Arts Productions, The Mirisch Company, Robert Wise Productions
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Set in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the story follows two rival gangs—Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans—as they battle for control of the neighborhood. Amid the conflict, a young man and woman from opposite sides fall in love, a dangerous romance that unfolds against the tensions between their communities.
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