Friday 1 June 2012

West Side Story (1961)

West Side Story (1961)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/
Crime, Drama, Musical
Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
Natalie Wood, Simon Oakland, Rita Moreno, Ned Glass, Richard Beymer, Bert Michaels, Russ Tamblyn, George Chakiris, William Bramley, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld, David Bean, Robert Banas
23 December 1961 (Japan)
Westside story is the award winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliette. The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs- the white Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their love. Maria and Tony begin meeting in secret, planning to run away. Then the Skarks and Jets plan a rumble under the highway - whoever wins gains control of the streets. Maria sends Tony to stop it, hoping it can end the violence. It goes terribly wrong, and before the lovers know what's happened, tragedy strikes and doesn't stop until the climactic and heartbreaking ending.

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  1. ignore the dickhead (carl) above, I have blocking software and his shit is fake as fuk! WANKER!!!

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