What is West Side Story (1961 movie)?
{{italic title}} '''''West Side Story''''' is a 1961 [[United States|American]] [[Romance movie|romantic]] [[crime movie|crime]] [[drama movie|drama]] [[musical movie|musical]]. It is an adaptation of the 1957 [[Broadway]] [[West Side Story|musical play of the same name]]. [[Natalie Wood]] plays Maria. [[Rita Moreno]] plays Anita. [[Robert Wise]] directed the movie. It is based on the play [[Romeo and Juliet]] by [[William Shakespeare]]. This movie won [[Academy Award]]s for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]] and [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]. It also won many other awards. [[Category:1960s crime drama movies]] [[Category:1961 crime movies]] [[Category:1961 romantic drama movies]] [[Category:1960s American crime drama movies]] [[Category:American romantic drama movies]] [[Category:Best Picture Oscar]] [[Category:Movies set in New York City]] [[Category:Movies directed by Robert Wise]] {{movie-stub}}