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The Making Of West Side Story
1985 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 8.5
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In 1984-27 years after the premiere of "West Side Story"-Bernstein conducted the first complete recording of the work, with soprano Kiri Te Kanawa and tenor Jose Carreras. This documentary explores the making of the acclaimed recording.
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Details
- Original title
- Leonard Bernstein Conducts West Side Story
- Years
- 1985
- Release date
- 1985-05-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 (7 votes)
Cast & crew

Leonard Bernstein
as Self / Conductor

José Carreras
as Tony

Kiri Te Kanawa
as Maria

Tatiana Troyanos
as Anita
- KO
Kurt Ollmann
as Riff
Directed by Christopher Swann