4 Movies Starring Rita Moreno

The King and I

The King and I

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-06-29

Languages:

English, Thai

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

133 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (18067 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Lang

Cast:

Writer:

Ernest Lehman (screenplay)

Oscar Hammerstein II (book)

Margaret Landon (from their musical play based on Anna and the King of Siam by)

Fullplot:

Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has been contracted to teach English to the children of the royal household. She threatens to leave when the house she had been promised is not available, but falls in love with the children. A new slave, a gift of a vassal king, translates "Uncle Tom's Cabin" into a Siamese ballet. After expressing her unhappiness at being with the King, the slave decides to make an attempt to escape with her lover. Anna and the King start to fall in love, but her headstrong upbringing inhibits her from joining his harem. She is just about to leave Siam but something important she finds out makes her think about changing her mind.

Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1962-04-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (1338 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Glenville

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Tennessee Williams (play)

James Poe (screenplay)

Meade Roberts (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Since childhood, spinster Alma Winemiller has loved handsome young Dr. John Buchanan, Jr.. But John has fallen hard for Rosa Zacharias, the town's sultry vamp, and descends into a seamy nightlife while ignoring Alma's dreams of romance and possible marriage.

West Side Story

West Side Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1961-12-23

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

152 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (66158 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ernest Lehman (screenplay)

Arthur Laurents (book)

Jerome Robbins (play)

Fullplot:

West Side Story is the award-winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet". The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs- the white Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with any form of understanding. But when Riff's best friend (and former Jet) Tony and Bernardo's younger sister Maria meet at a dance, no one can do anything to stop their love. Maria and Tony begin meeting in secret, planning to run away. Then the Sharks and Jets plan a rumble under the highway - whoever wins gains control of the streets. Maria sends Tony to stop it, hoping it can end the violence. It goes terribly wrong, and before the lovers know what's happened, tragedy strikes and doesn't stop until the climactic and heartbreaking ending.

The Ritz

The Ritz

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1976-12-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (1621 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Lester

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Terrence McNally (play)

Terrence McNally (screenplay)

Fullplot:

On his deathbed Carmine Vespucci's father tells him to "get Proclo". With "the hit" on, Gaetano tells a cab driver to take him where Carmine can't find him. He arrives at the Ritz, a gay bathhouse where he is pursued amorously by "chubby chaser" Paul B. Price and by entertainer Googie Gomez who believes him to be a broadway producer. His guides through the Ritz are gatekeeper Abe, habitue Chris, and bellhop/go-go-boys Tiger and Duff. Squeaky-voiced detective Michael Brick and his employer Carmine do locate Gateano at the Ritz, as does his wife Vivian.

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