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West Side Story

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.

Crime
Drama
Musical

1961 | 2 h 33 min

Director: Jerome Robbins Robert Wise

Stars: George Chakiris, Richard Beymer

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