[PAR] [TLE] West Side Story (film) [SEP] West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic 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 viewers, 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. [PAR] [TLE] Richard Beymer [SEP] George Richard Beymer, Jr. (born February 20, 1938) is an American actor who is best known for playing the roles of Tony in the film version of "West Side Story" (1962), Peter in "The Diary of Anne Frank" (1959) and Ben Horne on the television series "Twin Peaks" (1990–1991, ).
[PAR] [TLE] West Side Story ( film ) [ SEP ] West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic 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 viewers , 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 . [PAR] [TLE] Richard Beymer [ SEP ] George Richard Beymer , Jr. ( born February 20 , 1938 ) is an American actor who is best known for playing the roles of Tony in the film version of " West Side Story " ( 1962 ) , Peter in " The Diary of Anne Frank " ( 1959 ) and Ben Horne on the television series " Twin Peaks " ( 1990–1991 , ) .
Which film directed by Rovert Wise stars Richard Beymer?
Which film directed by Rovert Wise stars Richard Beymer ?
West Side Story
West Side Story