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.
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DIRECTOR
Jerome Robbins
Robert Wise
SCREENPLAY
Ernest Lehman
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Daniel L. Fapp
EDITOR
Thomas Stanford
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Leonard Bernstein
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Boris Leven
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Robert E. Relyea
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Marshall M. Borden
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Saul Chaplin
BOOK
Arthur Laurents
CASTING
Lynn Stalmaster
CHOREOGRAPHER
Jerome Robbins
CONDUCTOR
Johnny Green
COSTUME DESIGN
Irene Sharaff
HAIRDRESSER
Alice Monte
LYRICIST
Stephen Sondheim
MAKEUP ARTIST
Emile LaVigne
MUSIC EDITOR
Richard Carruth
MUSIC SUPERVISOR
Irwin Kostal
Johnny Green
Saul Chaplin
Sid Ramin
ORCHESTRATOR
Irwin Kostal
Sid Ramin
ORIGINAL STORY
William Shakespeare
PRODUCTION ARTIST
Maurice Zuberano
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Allen K. Wood
PROPERTY MASTER
Sam Gordon
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Stanley K. Scheuer
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jerome M. Siegel
SET DECORATION
Victor A. Gangelin
SOUND
Fred Lau
Murray Spivack
Vinton Vernon
SOUND EDITOR
Gilbert D. Marchant
THEATRE PLAY
Hal Prince
Jerome Robbins
Robert Griffin
TITLE DESIGNER
Saul Bass
VISUAL EFFECTS
Linwood G. Dunn
VOCAL COACH
Bobby Tucker
WARDROBE MASTER
Bert Henrikson
Academy Awards
1962Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Best Film Editing
Winner: Best Art Direction, Color
Winner: Best Cinematography, Color
Winner: Best Costume Design, Color
Winner: Best Original Musical Score
Winner: Best Sound
Winner: Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Best Picture
Winner: Best Director
Nominee: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films
1961Winner: National Board Of Review: Top Ten Films