directed by: Jerome Robbins, year: 1961
actors: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris

West Side Story, a film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, explores the rivalry between two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds in a 1960s New York City neighborhood. The story is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on the love story between Tony, a former member of the White Jets gang, and Maria, the sister of a leader of the Puerto Rican Sharks. The film is renowned for its musical score, choreography, and social themes.

1960s Culture, Musical, Drama, Romance, 1960s, Gangs