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West Side Story

1961 film by Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
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West Side Story
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Summary

West Side Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,083 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[5], Academy Award for Best Director[6], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color[7], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[8], Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color[9], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[10], Academy Award for Best Original Musical Score[11], Academy Award for Best Sound[12], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[13]
  • Director: Robert Wise[14], Jerome Robbins[15]
  • Screenwriter: Ernest Lehman[16]
  • Composer: Leonard Bernstein[17]
  • Genre: musical film[18], romance film[19], drama film[20], crime film[21]
  • Based on: West Side Story[22]
  • Cast member: Natalie Wood[23], Richard Beymer[24], Russ Tamblyn[25], Rita Moreno[26], George Chakiris[27], Simon Oakland[28], Jose De Vega[29], Ned Glass[30], Eliot Feld[31]
  • Producer: Robert Wise[32]
  • Production company: United Artists[33], The Mirisch Company[34]
  • Director of photography: Daniel L. Fapp[35]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[36]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Spanish[37], English[38]
  • Commons category: West Side Story (film)[39]
  • Soundtrack release: West Side Story – The Original Sound Track Recording[40]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[41]
  • Review score: 92%[42], 8.4/10[43], 86/100[44]
  • Color: color[45]
  • Country of origin: United States[46]
  • Publication date: October 18, 1961[47], September 13, 1962[48], 1961[49]
  • Distributed by: United Artists[50], Netflix[51]
  • Narrative location: New York City[52]
  • Official website: http://www.mgm.com/view/movie/2130/West-Side-Story/[53]
  • Filming location: 110th Street[54]
  • Main subject: forbidden love[55]
  • Film editor: Thomas Stanford[56]

Why It Matters

West Side Story has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did West Side Story receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[5], and Academy Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

film George Chakiris Jerome Robbins Leonard Bernstein Ludwig Anzengruber Natalie Wood Netflix New York City Rita Moreno Robert Wise United States

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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . movie-locations.com. movie-locations.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . readersdigest.co.uk. Retrieved . readersdigest.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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