West Side Story (1961) - Credits and Details

West Side Story Credits and Details

Directed by
	Jerome Robbins
	Robert Wise
Written by
	Ernest Lehman
	Arthur Laurents
	Jerome Robbins
	William Shakespeare
Cast
	Natalie Wood	...	Maria
	Richard Beymer	...	Tony
	Russ Tamblyn	...	Riff
	Rita Moreno	...	Anita
	George Chakiris	...	Bernardo
	Simon Oakland	...	Schrank
	Ned Glass	...	Doc
	William Bramley	...	Krupke
	Tucker Smith	...	Ice
	Tony Mordente	...	Action
	David Winters	...	A-rab
	Eliot Feld	...	Baby John
	Bert Michaels	...	Snowboy
	David Bean	...	Tiger
	Robert Banas	...	Joyboy
	Anthony 'Scooter' Teague	...	Big Deal (as Scooter Teague)
	Harvey Evans	...	Mouthpiece (as Harvey Hohnecker)
	Tommy Abbott	...	Gee-Tar
	Susan Oakes	...	Anybodys
	Gina Trikonis	...	Graziella
	Carole D'Andrea	...	Velma
	Jose De Vega	...	Chino
	Jay Norman	...	Pepe
	Gus Trikonis	...	Indio
	Eddie Verso	...	Juano
	Jaime Rogers	...	Loco
	Larry Roquemore	...	Rocco
	Robert Thompson	...	Luis
	Nick Navarro	...	Toro (as Nick Covacevich)
	Rudy Del Campo	...	Del Campo
	Andre Tayir	...	Chile
	Yvonne Wilder	...	Consuelo (as Yvonne Othon)
	Suzie Kaye	...	Rosalia
	Nobuko Miyamoto	...	Francisca (as Joanne Miya)
Uncredited Cast
	Martin Abrahams	...	Kid on Bicycle
	John Angelo	...	Dancer
	John Astin	...	Glad Hand
	Francesca Bellini	...	Debby, Snowboy's Girlfriend
	Roy Goldman	...	Guest at Dance in the the Gym
	Elaine Joyce	...	Hotsie, Tiger's Girlfriend
	Priscilla Lopez	...	Child Extra
	Olivia Perez	...	Margarita, Rocco's Girlfriend
	Lou Ruggiero	...	Police Officer #3
	Penny Santon	...	Madam Lucia
	Luci Stone	...	Estella, Loco's Girlfriend
	Pat Tribble	...	Minnie, Baby John's Girlfriend
	Gary Troy	...	Dancer
Produced by
	Saul Chaplin
	Walter Mirisch
	Robert Wise
Original Music by
	Leonard Bernstein
	Irwin Kostal

Additional Info
Premiere:	October 18, 1961
DVD Release:	October 20, 1998
Blu-ray Release:	November 15, 2011
Country:
Distributor:	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Websites:

Ratings
7.6 / 10	86 / 100

Production Companies
The Mirisch Corporation (presented by) (A Robert Wise Production) (as Mirisch Pictures Inc.)
Seven Arts Productions (in association with)

Distributors
United Artists (1961) (USA) (theatrical) (released thru)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1972) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
VidAmerica (1980) (USA) (VHS)
Magnetic Video (1981) (USA) (VHS)
CBS/Fox (1984) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1988) (USA) (VHS)
The Criterion Collection (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
Image Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen)
MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc)
Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
MGM Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM)
The Criterion Channel (2020) (USA) (TV) (digital)

Filming Locations
110th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (playground)
Church of Saint Paul the Apostle, Columbus Avenue & West 60th Street, New York City, New York, USA (dance scene)
Los Angeles, California, USA (Parking garage in scene for "Cool")
New York City, New York, USA
Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA (Studio)
Stuyvesant Town, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (aerial shot)
West 68th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (68th Street)

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