In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.
Country:
United States
Year:
1961
Tags:
musicalromanticstreet gangpuerto ricobased on play or musicalshowdownrivalrytragiclove at first sighttragic loveslumimmigrantforbidden loveshakespeare in modern dressromeo & juliethighwayyoung loveattempted rapepolicemaninterracial relationshipfeudobsessive lovelifting female in airmodern day adaptation
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