West Side Story
A former gang member falls in love with the sister of his rival gang leader, forcing him to choose between loyalty to his old friends and a future with the woman he loves.
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Synopsis
In Manhattan's Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans compete for control of the neighborhood, while two young members from opposing sides develop a dangerous romance.
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A crew of 56+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Thomas StanfordShot by Daniel L FappScored by Leonard BernsteinDesigned by Boris Leven
Box Office
1961 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.3× its budget
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Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$43.7M
Re-release box office
- 2018616 theaters
- $606K($798K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Cast & Crew
56 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
36Bert Michaels
as Snowboy
David Bean
as Tiger
Robert Banas
as Joyboy
Scooter Teague
as Big Deal
Harvey Evans
as Mouthpiece
Tommy Abbott
as Gee-Tar
Susan Oakes
as Anybodys
Gina Trikonis
as Graziella
Carole D Andrea
as Velma
Jose De Vega
as Chino
Jay Norman
as Pepe
Gus Trikonis
as Indio
Eddie Verso
as Juano
Jaime Rogers
as Loco
Larry Roquemore
as Rocco
Robert E Thompson
as Luis
Nick Navarro
as Toro
Rudy Del Campo
as Del Campo
Andre Tayir
as Chile
Yvonne Wilder
as Consuelo
Suzie Kaye
as Rosalia
Nobuko Miyamoto
as Francisca
Martin Abrahams
as Kid on Bicycle (uncredited)
John Astin
as Glad Hand (uncredited)
Francesca Bellini
as Debb (uncredited)
Jacqulin Cole
as Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Goldman
as Guest at Dance in Gym (uncredited)
Elaine Joyce
as Hotsie (uncredited)
Priscilla Lopez
as Child (uncredited)
Lou Ruggiero
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Penny Santon
as Madam Lucia (uncredited)
Gary Troy
as Dancer (uncredited)
Marni Nixon
as Maria (Singing Voice) (uncredited)
Roxanne Tunis
as Dancer (uncredited)
Betty Wand
as Anita (Singing) (Uncredited)
Jimmy Bryant
as Tony (Singing) (Uncredited)
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