West Side Story (1961 film adaptation)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/West_Side_Story_(1961_film_adaptation)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:West_Side_Story_(musical)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $44.1 million (US/Canada)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Daniel_L._Fapp
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:directed gptkb:Jerome_Robbins
gptkb:Robert_Wise
gptkbp:distributedBy gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Thomas_Stanford
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
romantic drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Side Story (1961 film adaptation)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:lyricsBy gptkb:Stephen_Sondheim
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Leonard_Bernstein
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Actress_in_a_Leading_Role
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:America
gptkb:Maria
gptkb:I_Feel_Pretty
Somewhere
Tonight
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Robert_Wise
gptkbp:releaseDate October 18, 1961
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:West_Side_Story_(2021_film_adaptation)
gptkbp:runtime 152 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Ernest_Lehman
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Rita_Moreno
gptkb:George_Chakiris
gptkb:Richard_Beymer
gptkb:Russ_Tamblyn
gptkb:Natalie_Wood
gptkb:Simon_Oakland
gptkbp:theme forbidden love
racial tension
gang rivalry
gptkbp:won gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Music,_Scoring_of_a_Musical_Picture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Side_Story_(orchestrations)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6