1961 · 2h 33m · Crime, Drama, Musical
West Side Story
IMDb
7.6
129K votes
Metacritic
86
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Rotten Tomatoes
92%
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Released Oct 18, 1961 by The Mirisch Company and United Artists
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Critics (Metacritic)86
Audience (IMDb x 10)76
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Cast
Crew
- Directors
- Jerome RobbinsRobert Wise
- Music
- Leonard Bernstein
- Cinematography
- Daniel L. Fapp
- Editing
- Thomas Stanford
11 nominations, 10 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1962Thomas Stanford
- WonBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1962George Chakiris
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 1962Rita Moreno
- WonBest Production Design (Color) · Academy Awards 1962Art Direction: Boris Leven; Set Decoration: Victor A. Gangelin
- WonBest Cinematography (Color) · Academy Awards 1962Daniel L. Fapp
- WonBest Costume Design (Color) · Academy Awards 1962Irene Sharaff
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1962Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
- WonBest Song Score or Adaptation Score · Academy Awards 1962Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1962Robert Wise, Producer
- WonBest Sound · Academy Awards 1962Todd- AO Sound Department, Fred Hynes, Sound Director; and Samuel Goldwyn Studio Sound Department, Gordon E. Sawyer, Sound Director
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1962Ernest Lehman
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