West Side Story is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 2021 and inspired by the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, first published in 1595. The movie features Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, David Alvarez, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno, Josh Andrés Rivera, and others.
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Storyline
Teenagers Tony and Maria, despite having affiliations with rival street gangs, fall in love in 1950s New York City. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
156
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
West Side Story
Director: Steven Spielberg
Country: USA
Year: 2021
Length: 2h36m
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Year
1595
Pages
301
Book Rate
7.50
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Book
Romeo and Juliet
Author: William Shakespeare
Country: UK
First published in: 1595
Length: 301 pages
Genre: Play
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User polls & recommendations
“I liked the film very much but I found working on it incredibly stressful; I would probably not adapt my own work again - you need to have distance from the book.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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