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West Side Story

Where:

New York

When:

The 1950s

The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures. — 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 kids, one from each rival gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.

Released in 1961 — 152 minutes

Genres:

Crime Drama Romance

Languages:

English Spanish