In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, tensions are high as a gang of Polish-Americans compete against a gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, but this doesn't stop two romantics from each gang falling in love.
Cast
Natalie Wood
Maria
Richard Beymer
Tony
Russ Tamblyn
Riff
Rita Moreno
Anita
George Chakiris
Bernardo
Simon Oakland
Schrank
Ned Glass
Doc
William Bramley
Krupke
Tucker Smith
Ice
Tony Mordente
Action
David Winters
A-rab
Eliot Feld
Baby John
Bert Michaels
Snowboy
David Bean
Tiger
Robert Banas
Joyboy
Scooter Teague
Big Deal
Harvey Evans
Mouthpiece
Tommy Abbott
Gee-Tar
Susan Oakes
Anybodys
Gina Trikonis
Graziella
Carole D'Andrea
Velma
Jose De Vega
Chino
Jay Norman
Pepe
Gus Trikonis
Indio
Eddie Verso
Juano
Jaime Rogers
Loco
Larry Roquemore
Rocco
Robert E. Thompson
Luis
Nick Navarro
Toro
Rudy Del Campo
Del Campo
Andre Tayir
Chile
Yvonne Wilder
Consuelo
Suzie Kaye
Rosalia
Nobuko Miyamoto
Francisca
Martin Abrahams
Kid on Bicycle (uncredited)
John Astin
Glad Hand (uncredited)
Francesca Bellini
Debb (uncredited)
Jacqulin Cole
Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Goldman
Guest at Dance in Gym (uncredited)
Elaine Joyce
Hotsie (uncredited)
Priscilla Lopez
Child (uncredited)
Lou Ruggiero
Police Officer (uncredited)
Penny Santon
Madam Lucia (uncredited)
Gary Troy
Dancer (uncredited)
Marni Nixon
Maria (Singing Voice) (uncredited)
Roxanne Tunis
Dancer (uncredited)
Crew
Jerome Robbins
Director, Choreographer, Theatre Play
Robert Wise
Director
Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Arthur Laurents
Book
Thomas Stanford
Editor
Marshall M. Borden
Assistant Editor
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Jerome M. Siegel
Second Assistant Director
Robert E. Relyea
Assistant Director
Saul Chaplin
Associate Producer, Music Supervisor
Boris Leven
Production Design
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Bert Henrikson
Wardrobe Master
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Alice Monte
Hairdresser
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Gilbert D. Marchant
Sound Editor
Fred Lau
Sound
Vinton Vernon
Sound
Murray Spivack
Sound
Linwood G. Dunn
Visual Effects
Leonard Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Johnny Green
Music Supervisor, Conductor
Irwin Kostal
Music Supervisor, Orchestrator
Sid Ramin
Music Supervisor, Orchestrator
Richard Carruth
Music Editor
Stephen Sondheim
Lyricist
Bobby Tucker
Vocal Coach
Victor A. Gangelin
Set Decoration
Stanley K. Scheuer
Script Supervisor
Sam Gordon
Property Master
Allen K. Wood
Production Manager
Saul Bass
Title Designer
William Shakespeare
Original Story
Robert Griffin
Theatre Play
Hal Prince
Theatre Play
Maurice Zuberano
Production Artist
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