West Side Story
- Release Date
- December 10, 2021
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Ansel Elgort , Rita Moreno , Luke Whoriskey , Ariana DeBose , David Alvarez
- Runtime
- 2hr 36min
- Main Genre
- Musical
- Format
- Theatrical & Streaming
- Studio
- 20th Century Studios, Amblin Entertainment, Amblin Partners
- Writers
- Tony Kushner , Arthur Laurents , William Shakespeare
- Tagline
- A city divided. Their love will change everything
Summary
Manhattan, Upper West Side, 1957. Against the backdrop of the decaying tenements in the San Juan Hill neighbourhood and the constant threat of the wrecking ball, two warring gangs--tough Riff's Jets and swaggering Bernardo's Puerto Rican Sharks--fight for supremacy. Now, with a once-and-for-all, winner-takes-all rumble on the cards, an unexpected whirlwind romance at the high-school dance between former Jet brawler Tony and Bernardo's delicate little sister María sets the stage for an all-out turf war. But what's a gang without its territory? Above all, when the future is uncertain, what's hope without love?
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