West Side Story

The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures.

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.

Released 13 Dec 1961
Genres Drama, Romance, Crime
Runtime 2 hours, 31 minutes
Countries United States of America

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