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FILM: West Side StoryYear:1961

Director: Robert Wise and Jerome RobbinsLanguage (of original version): English

LEADING ACTORS & ROLE:• Natalie Wood (María): Bernardo’s

sister, Tony’s girlfriend, worker of Madame Lucía.

• She is:- INNOCENT- CANDID- ATTRACTIVE- HAPPY

• Richard Beymer (Tony): old leader of the Jets. He works in a bar.

• He is:- CRAFTY- LEGAL- INTELLIGENT- HONEST

ACTORSACTORSACTORSACTORS

ACTORSACTORS

ACTORSACTORS

● Russ Tamblyn (Riff): Leader of the Jets.

● Rita Moreno (Anita): Maria’s friend and workmate. Bernardo’s girlfriend.

● George Chakiris (Bernardo): Leader of the Sharks.

● Simon Oakland (teniente Schrank): Policeman.

● William Bramley (oficial Krupke): Policeman.

● José De Vega (Chino): Future boyfriend of María and member of the Sharks.

● Ned Glass (Doc): Owner of the bar.

MORE LEADING ACTORS & ROLE:MORE LEADING ACTORS & ROLE:

ACTORS

Supporting actors & roleSupporting actors & role

• Eliot Feld (Baby John): Member of the Jets, he’s a little silly.

• Gina Trikonis (Graziella): Riff’s girlfriend.• Yvonne Othon (Consuelo): Maria’s friend.• Suzie Kaye (Rosalia): Maria’s friend. • Tucker Smith (Ice).

STORYSTORY““The two opposite bands”The two opposite bands”

• In the West Side of New York there are two bands of teenage boys, the Sharks and the Jets.

• The Sharks are teenagers from Puerto Rico and their leader is Bernardo.

• The Jets are American teenagers.

WEST SIDE STORY

• María (Bernardo’s sister) falls in love with Tony (member of the Jets) and their forbidden love provokes a war on the streets.

• The Jets do not accept the immigrants (the Sharks). Both groups want to be the owners of the streets of New York, and for this reason, both groups fight to demonstrate who is better and stronger.

• Location: where is the film Location: where is the film set?set?

The film is set on the West Side of New York City.

• Time: when is it set?Time: when is it set?

The action takes place in the 1950s.

• Soundtrack: what kind of Soundtrack: what kind of music?music?

• This film is a musical and the soundtrack is very complete. There are a lot of types of songs: sad, romantic, happy…

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