Directed by Jerome Robbins Robert Wise Written by Ernest Lehman   Arthur Laurents   Jerome Robbins   William Shakespeare   Cast Natalie Wood ... Maria Richard Beymer ... Tony Russ Tamblyn ... Riff Rita Moreno ... Anita George Chakiris ... Bernardo Simon Oakland ... Schrank Ned Glass ... Doc William Bramley ... Krupke Tucker Smith ... Ice Tony Mordente ... Action David Winters ... A-rab Eliot Feld ... Baby John Bert Michaels ... Snowboy David Bean ... Tiger Robert Banas ... Joyboy Anthony 'Scooter' Teague ... Big Deal (as Scooter Teague) Harvey Evans ... Mouthpiece (as Harvey Hohnecker) Tommy Abbott ... Gee-Tar Susan Oakes ... Anybodys Gina Trikonis ... Graziella Carole D'Andrea ... Velma Jose De Vega ... Chino Jay Norman ... Pepe Gus Trikonis ... Indio Eddie Verso ... Juano Jaime Rogers ... Loco Larry Roquemore ... Rocco Robert Thompson ... Luis Nick Navarro ... Toro (as Nick Covacevich) Rudy Del Campo ... Del Campo Andre Tayir ... Chile Yvonne Wilder ... Consuelo (as Yvonne Othon) Suzie Kaye ... Rosalia Nobuko Miyamoto ... Francisca (as Joanne Miya) Uncredited Cast Martin Abrahams ... Kid on Bicycle John Angelo ... Dancer John Astin ... Glad Hand Francesca Bellini ... Debby, Snowboy's Girlfriend Roy Goldman ... Guest at Dance in the the Gym Elaine Joyce ... Hotsie, Tiger's Girlfriend Priscilla Lopez ... Child Extra Olivia Perez ... Margarita, Rocco's Girlfriend Lou Ruggiero ... Police Officer #3 Penny Santon ... Madam Lucia Luci Stone ... Estella, Loco's Girlfriend Pat Tribble ... Minnie, Baby John's Girlfriend Gary Troy ... Dancer Produced by Saul Chaplin   Walter Mirisch   Robert Wise   Original Music by Leonard Bernstein Irwin Kostal

Additional Info Premiere: October 18, 1961 DVD Release: October 20, 1998 Blu-ray Release: November 15, 2011 Country: Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Websites: Production Companies The Mirisch Corporation (presented by) (A Robert Wise Production) (as Mirisch Pictures Inc.) Seven Arts Productions (in association with) Distributors United Artists   (1961) (USA) (theatrical) (released thru) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1972) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan) VidAmerica   (1980) (USA) (VHS) Magnetic Video   (1981) (USA) (VHS) CBS/Fox   (1984) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) MGM Home Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (VHS) The Criterion Collection   (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1991) (USA) (VHS) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Image Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) MGM Home Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (VHS) (widescreen) MGM Home Entertainment   (1998) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) Warner Home Video   (1998) (USA) (DVD) MGM Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) MGM Home Entertainment   (2003) (USA) (DVD) MGM Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (2011) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Warner Bros. Home Entertainment   (2020) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM) The Criterion Channel   (2020) (USA) (TV) (digital) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,437 / 20,886 Site Ranking #1,433 The Little Things (2021) #1,434 The Skeleton Key (2005) #1,435 Long Shot (2019) #1,436 Lightyear (2022) #1,437 West Side Story (1961) #1,438 Once (2006) #1,439 Rat Race (2001) #1,440 Gemini Man (2019) #1,441 Banshee: Season 3 (2015)