# West Side Story (1961)

**Genres:** Drama, Romance, Music

**Duration:** 151 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [7.6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.9](https://letterboxd.com/film/west-side-story/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 92%, Popcornmeter: 84%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/west_side_story)

## Description

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

## Details

**Premiere:** 12 Sep 1962

**Director:** Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise

**Cast:** Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English, Spanish

**Available versions:** OV

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpKbrpPiExA)

## Showtimes in Stuttgart in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-10-18 (Sunday)

- **[Corso Cinema International](https://stuttgart.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/382-corso-cinema-international.md) (Vaihingen):** [2026-10-18 14:30](https://kinotickets.express/stuttgart-corso/booking/25149)  (OV)