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West Side Story (Original title)
Date: 2021 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Steven Spielberg

Synopsis: Musical drama (based on Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'). In New York, the relationship of a young couple, Tony and María, is blighted by the warring, racially divided social groups (the Jets and the Sharks), to which they belong.

Genre:
Musical

Subjects:
Love, Gangs, International migration
Releases
Date: 10 December 2021Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby AtmosAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): English
Date: 10 December 2021Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby AtmosAspect ratio: 2.35:1Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Credits (146)
©: 20th Century Studios, ©: TSG Entertainment Finance LLC, Made in Association with: TSG Entertainment, Presents: 20th Century Studios, Filmed with the support of the: New York State Governor’s Office of Motion Picture & Television Development, Executive Producer: Rita Moreno, Executive Producer: Daniel Lupi, Executive Producer: Adam Somner, Executive Producer: Tony Kushner, Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Produced by: Kristie Macosko Krieger, Produced by: Kevin McCollum, Co-producer: Carla Raij, Associate Producer: David Saint, Unit Production Manager: Carla Raij, Unit Production Manager: Daniel Lupi, Production Supervisor: Leah Winkler, Production Supervisor: Corey Sklov, Production Co-ordinator: Michael Hall, Production Accountant: Pietro Lorino, NJ [New Jersey] Location Manager: Katherine Delaney, Post-production Co-ordinator: Josh Woolf, Executive in Charge of Post Production: Mark Graziano, Post-production Executive: Justin Ostensen, 1st Assistant Director: Adam Somner, 2nd Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks, 2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Josh Muzaffer, Script Supervisor: Jessica Lichtner, Casting by: Cindy Tolan, Casting Associate: Nicholas Petrovich, Amblin Casting Executive: Leslee Feldman, Screenplay by: Tony Kushner, Based on the Stage Play (Book by): Arthur Laurents, Based on the Stage Play (Music by): Leonard Bernstein, Based on the Stage Play (Lyrics by): Stephen Sondheim, Based on the Stage Play (Play Conceived, Directed and Choreographed by): Jerome Robbins, Director of Photography: Janusz Kaminski, A Camera Operator: Mitch Dubin, B Camera Operator/Steadicam: John 'Buzz' Moyer, Gaffer: Steve Ramsey, Key Grip: Mitch Lillian, Visual Effects Producer: Jennifer Meislohn, Visual Effects by: lola | VFX, Visual Effects by: MPC, Mr. X, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Mark Bero, Film Editor: Michael Kahn, Film Editor: Sarah Broshar, Associate Editor: Patrick Crane, Production Designer: Adam Stockhausen, Supervising Art Director: Deborah Jensen, Art Director: Hinju Kim, Art Director: Ryan Heck, Art Director: Nithya Shrinivasan, Art Director: Deborah Wheatley, Assistant Art Director: Michael Auszura, Assistant Art Director: Steve Graham, Assistant Art Director: Lauren Rockman, Assistant Art Director: Rachel Nemec, Assistant Art Director: Jurasama Arunchai, Assistant Art Director: Larry Brown, Assistant Art Director: Marie Wagner, Assistant Art Director: Tobin Ost, Assistant Art Director: Brandon Uloho, Set Decorator: Rena DeAngelo, Storyboard Artist: Raymond Prado, Property Master: Diana Burton, Construction Co-ordinator: Joe Alfieri Sr, Costume Designer: Paul Tazewell, Costume Supervisor: David Davenport, Make-up Department Head: Judy Chin, Hair Department Head: Kay Georgiou, End Title Design: Steven Spielberg, Adam Stockhausen, Titles Development: Edward Bursch, Title Sequence Finishing: The Mill, End Crawl by: Scarlet Letters, Shot on Kodak 35mm Film: Kodak, Music by [Original Show]: Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by [Original Show]: Stephen Sondheim, Music Performed by: The New York Philharmonic, Additional Music Performed by: The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Music Conducted by: Gustavo Dudamel, Additional Orchestrations by: Garth Sunderland, Original Orchestrations by: Leonard Bernstein, Original Orchestrations with: Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal, Music Arranged by: David Newman, Executive Music Producer: Matt Sullivan, Music Supervisor: Matt Sullivan, Supervising Vocal Producer: Jeanine Tesori, All Songs Produced by: David Newman, All Songs Produced by: Matt Sullivan, Jeanine Tesori, Music Editor: Joe E. Rand, Music Editor: Ramiro Belgardt, Score and Song Editing Production: David Channing, Score Recorded and Mixed by: Shawn Murphy, Digital Score Recordist: Erik Swanson, Vocal Recording Engineer: Lawrence Manchester, Music Consultant: John Williams, Choreographed by: Justin Peck, Dance Double: Kylend Hetherington, Original Choreography by: Jerome Robbins, Associate Choreographer: Patricia Delgado, Craig Salstein, Original Broadway Production Co-choreographed by: Peter Gennaro, Dance Double: Rachel Hutsell, Dance Double: Andrew Veyette, Dance Double: Michael Sean Breeden, Dance Double: Olivia A. Cruz, Dance Double: Juliet Doherty, Scarlett Walker, Sound Designer: Gary Rydstrom, [Production] Sound Mixer: Tod Maitland, Assistant Re-recording Mixer: Liz Marston, Danielle Adams, Re-recording Mixer: Andy Nelson, Re-recording Mixer: Gary Rydstrom, Supervising Sound Editor: Gary Rydstrom, Supervising Sound Editor: Brian Chumney, Dialogue Editor: Marshall Winn, Dialogue Editor: Richard Quinn, Dialogue Editor: Marilyn McCoppen, Sound Effects Recordist: Andy Aaron, Sound Effects Editor: Steve Bissinger, Sound Effects Editor: André Fenley, Sound Effects Editor: Teresa Eckton, Sound Effects Editor: E.J. Holowicki, ADR Recordist: Jeannette Browning, ADR Recordist (Harbor Picture Company): Michael Rivera, ADR Mixer: Bill Higley, ADR Mixer: Doc Kane, ADR Mixer (Harbor Picture Company): Bobby Johanson, Foley Artist: Margie O'Malley, Foley Artist: Kimberly Patrick, Foley Mixer: Frank Rinella, Foley Editor: Dug Winningham, Foley Editor: Jeremy Molod, Stunt Co-ordinator: Mark Fichera, Acting Coach: Larry Moss, Consultant on Puerto Rican Culture & History: Julio Monge, Unit Publicist: Larry Kaplan, Filmed with Panavision Cameras and Lenses: Panavision, Filmed at: Brooklyn, NY Steiner Studios
Cast (122)
Ansel Elgort (Tony), Ariana DeBose (Anita), David Alvarez (Bernardo), Mike Faist (Riff), Brian d'Arcy James (Officer Krupke), Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank), Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino), Rita Moreno (Valentina), Rachel Zegler (María), Iris Menas (Anybodys), David Avilés Morales (Aníbal), Sebastián Serra (Braulio), Ricardo A. Zayas (Chago), Carlos E. Gonzalez (Chucho), Ricky Ubeda (Flaco), Andrei Chagas (Jochi), Adriel Flete (Julito), Jacob Guzman (Junior), Kelvin Delgado (Manolo), Carlos Sánchez Falú (Pipo), Julius Anthony Rubio (Quique), Yurel Echezarreta (Sebas), David Guzman (Tino), Sean Harrison Jones (Action), Jess LeProtto (A-Rab), Patrick Higgins (Baby John), Kyle Allen (Balkan), John Michael Fiumara (Big Deal), Kevin Csolak (Diesel), Kyle Coffman (Ice), Daniel Patrick Russell (Little Moly), Ben Cook (Mouthpiece), Harrison Coll (Numbers), Garett Hawe (Skink), Myles Erlick (Snowboy), Julian Elia (Tiger), Tanairi Sade Vazquez (Charita), Yesenia Ayala (Clary), Gabriela M. Soto (Conchi), Juliette Feliciano (Cuca), Jessica Delgado (Ili), Maria Alexis Rodriguez (Isa), Edriz E. Rosa Pérez (Jacinta), Ilda Mason (Luz), Jennifer Florentino (Montse), Melody Martí (Pili), Ana Isabelle (Rosalía), Gaby Diaz (Tati), Isabella Ward (Tere), Eloise Kropp (Dot), Paloma Garcia-Lee (Graziella), Leigh-Ann Esty (Gussie), Lauren Leach (Karen), Brittany Pollack (Mack), Kellie Drobnick (Mamie), Skye Mattox (Maxie), Adriana Pierce (Natalie), Jonalyn Saxer (Rhonda), Brianna Abruzzo (Sorella), Halli Toland (Sweden), Sara Esty (Tat), Talia Ryder (Tessa), Maddie Ziegler (Velma), Andréa Burns (Fausta), Mike Iveson (Glad Hand), Jamila Velazquez (Meche), Annelise Cepero (Provi), Yassmin Alers (Lluvia), Jamie Harris (Rory), Curtis Cook (Abe), Nadia Quinn (streetwalker), Arianna Rosario (puertorriqueña 1), Natalie Toro (puertorriqueña 2), María Alejandra Castillo (pachanga Shark woman), Mannelly Gonzalez Abreu, Maya Haghighi Guliani, Tyler Myers, Jesseudi Marcelino, German M. Castillo, Ciara Calderon, Aubrey Mills, Leonardo Ro, Adrian Castillo, Luke Joseph Fuentes Duculan, Abigail R. Valdez, Navio Lopez (pachanga dancer), Victor Cruz (restaurant owner), Erik Charlston (gym band (band leader)), Clint De Ganon (gym band (drums)), Dave Phillips (gym band (bass)), Silvano Monasterios (gym band (piano)), Ric Molina (gym band (guitar)), Dan Pearson (gym band (sax)), Hommy Ramos (gym band (trombone)), Jose Ruiz (gym band (trumpet 1)), Jumaane Smith (gym band (trumpet 2)), Dave Noland (gym band (reed player)), Roland Morales (gym band (percussionist 1)), Javier Diaz (gym band (percussionist 2)), Chryssie Whitehead-Disbrow (female social worker), Ron Stroman (custodian), René Ojeda (elderly man), Feiga M. Martinez (elderly woman), Mike Massimino (cop 1), Ryan Woodle (cop 2), David Bean (fabric store owner), Harvey Evans (Gimbels security guard), Joe Lanza (detective in morgue), Savannah Renée Rodriguez (young girl María), Denia Brache (old lady María), Lesley Billingslea (boxing promoter), Andy Powers (cop in salt shed), Reginald L. Barnes (detective 2), Patrick Noonan (detective 3), Jeff Ward (grizzled trainer), Pablo Thomas (hardware store owner), Paul Niebanck (taxi passenger), Ixchel Cuellar, Ricky Garcia, Oscar A. Rodriguez Rojas, José Ramón Rosario, Doreen Montalvo (demonstrator)