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''West Side Story'' is a 1961 American romantic musical drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet''. It stars Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, and George Chakiris, and was photographed by Daniel L. Fapp, A.S.C., in Super Panavision 70. Released on October 18, 1961 through United Artists, the film received high praise from critics and the public, and became the second highest grossing film of the year in the United States. The film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 10, including Best Picture (as well as a special award for Robbins), becoming the record holder for the most wins for a movie musical. ==Plot== In the West Side's Lincoln Square neighborhood in Manhattan, there is tension between an Anglo gang, the Jets, led by Riff, and a Puerto Rican gang of immigrants, the Sharks, led by Bernardo. After a brawl erupts ("Prologue"), Lieutenant Schrank and Officer Krupke arrive and break it up, warning both gangs to cease fighting or pay. Despite the warning, the Jets decide to challenge the Sharks to a rumble for neighborhood control at an upcoming dance. Riff decides that his best friend Tony, the co-founder of the Jets who left the gang, should fight ("Jet Song"). Riff invites Tony to the dance, but Tony is uninterested. He tells Riff that he senses something important will happen, which Riff suggests could have correlation with the dance ("Something's Coming"). Bernardo's younger sister, Maria, tells her best friend and Bernardo's girlfriend, Anita, how excited she is about the dance. At the dance, the gangs and girls refuse to intermingle ("Dance at the Gym"), despite attempts by social worker Glad Hand. Tony arrives and he and Maria fall in love. However, Bernardo angrily demands that Tony stay away from her. ("Maria") Riff proposes a war council with Bernardo at Doc's drugstore. Maria is sent home, Anita argues that Bernardo is overprotective of Maria, and they compare the advantages of Puerto Rico and the United States ("America"). Tony discreetly visits Maria on her fire escape, where they reaffirm their love ("Tonight"). Before parting, she tells him to come to the bridal shop after closing. Meanwhile, the Jets wait for the Sharks outside of Doc's drugstore and are visited by Krupke, who warns them not to cause trouble. After he leaves, the Jets pass the time by lampooning him ("Gee, Officer Krupke!"). The Sharks arrive and the war council begins. At Tony's insistence, both groups agree to have the showdown the following evening under the highway, with a one-on-one fist fight between Bernardo and Ice. Schrank arrives, forcing the gangs to feign friendship. He doesn't buy it, orders the Sharks out and unsuccessfully tries to divulge information from the Jets about the fight. The next day at the bridal shop, Maria tells her friends how wonderful it is to be in love ("I Feel Pretty"). After closing, Anita accidentally mentions the rumble to Maria. A few moments later, Tony arrives to see Maria and Anita is shocked. As they profess their love, Anita warns them about the consequences if Bernardo learns of their relationship. Now alone with Tony, Maria tells him that she has heard about the rumble and, despite that it has been reduced to a fist fight, makes him promise to stop it altogether. Tony gives his word, then he and Maria fantasize about their wedding ceremony ("One Hand, One Heart"). At sunset, the Jets and Sharks get ready for the rumble, Anita prepares for her evening with Bernardo, Tony finishes work at Doc's and Maria blissfully waits at home for her evening with Tony ("Quintet"). In a fenced area under the highway, the gangs arrive and the fist fight between Bernardo and Ice gets underway. A moment later, Tony arrives to stop the fight as he promised Maria, but Bernardo antagonizes him. Tony's further attempts to bring peace between the gangs subject him to more taunting by Bernardo and the Sharks. Unwilling to watch Tony be humiliated any further, Riff strikes Bernardo and the gang leaders draw their switchblade knives ("The Rumble"). Tony tries to intervene but is held back by Ice and Tiger. Just when Riff has Bernardo where he wants him, Tony pulls him off, but Riff breaks loose and charges straight into Bernardo's knife. In quick retaliation, Tony grabs Riff's knife and thrusts it into Bernardo, leading to a free-for-all melee. Police sirens start blaring and everyone flees, leaving behind the bodies of the gang leaders. Maria waits for Tony on the rooftop of her apartment building when Chino arrives and tells her what happened. Tony arrives and explains what transpired and asks for her forgiveness before he turns himself in to the police. Maria won't let him do so; she confirms her love for him and asks Tony to stay with her ("Somewhere"). Meanwhile, the Jets reassemble in an alleyway outside a garage. Now in command, Ice has them focus on reacting to the police upon the recent incidents ("Cool"). Anybodys arrives and warns them that Chino is now going after Tony with a gun. Ice sends the Jets different directions to find Tony and warn him. A teary-eyed Anita enters the apartment with Bernardo's jacket while Tony and Maria are in the bedroom, arranging to meet at Doc's where he will pick up getaway money to elope. Tony leaves through the window, but moments later Anita spots him in the alleyway (being warned by Anybodys about Chino) and chides Maria for the relationship ("A Boy Like That"), but Maria convinces her to help them elope ("I Have a Love"). Schrank arrives and questions Maria about the rumble. To cover for Tony, Maria has Anita go to Doc's to tell him that she is detained and will meet him as soon as she can. When Anita reaches Doc's (where Tony is now taking refuge in the cellar), the Jets physically harass her before she can deliver Maria's message. A shaken and enraged Anita declares that Bernardo was right about them and gives them a different message that Chino killed Maria out of revenge for her romance with Tony. Doc banishes the Jets from the drugstore and delivers Anita's faux message to Tony. Stunned, Tony runs into the streets, shouting for Chino to kill him as well. Suddenly, from one end of the playground next to Doc's, Tony spots Maria at the other end and they run toward each other. Just as suddenly, Chino steps out of the shadows, points his gun at Tony and fires. Upon hearing the gunfire, the Jets, Sharks and Doc arrive to find Maria holding Tony, who dies as they are reaffirming their love ("Somewhere (Reprise)"). Just as the gangs are about to start in on each other again, Maria stops them. She takes the gun from Chino and threatens everyone, blaming their hate for the deaths of Tony, Riff and Bernardo ("Finale"). After Schrank and Krupke arrive, three of the Jets start lifting Tony's body and are assisted by two Sharks. As they carry Tony out, Maria and several Jets and Sharks follow in a funeral procession. When they are all gone, Schrank and Krupke take Chino into custody. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Side Story (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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