UNITED STATES · 1961

West Side Story

Robert Wise
gang violence forbidden love ethnic conflict urban rivalry immigrant communities
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Synopsis

In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.

Year1961
CountryUnited States
DirectorRobert Wise
West Side Story poster

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