West Side Story

Synopsis: Steven Spielberg’s period film adaptation, set in the 1950s, of the stage musical by Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim and Jerome Robbins that was inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The cast includes Ansel Elgort as Tony, Rachel Zegler as Maria, Ariana DeBose as Anita, David Alvarez as Bernardo, Corey Stoll as Lieutenant Schrank and Brian d’Arcy James as Sergeant Krupke.
Language: English (United States)
Country: United States
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2021
Year of production: 1961
Notes: Budget c$100,000,000. Released in cinemas by Fox in the USA and by Disney in most other territories.
Subjects: Drama; Music; Shakespeare
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
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