West Side Story (film) Wise's dazzling direction, Leonard Bernstein's score, and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics, "West Side Story" remains perhaps the most iconic of all the Shakespeare adaptations to visit the big screen." The film earned $19,645,000 in North American rentals. Because of profit participation, United Artists earned a profit of $2.5 million on the film. Its ten Academy Awards make it the musical film with the most Academy wins, including Best Picture. Three other films ("Ben-Hur", "Titanic" and "") won 11 Oscars, but they were not musical films. Awards American Film Institute lists: The film's cast appeared and was honored at the 50th anniversary
The Ugly Duckling (1959 film) the girl. The film was shot in the summer of 1959 and was not a success at the box office losing ₤20,000. "TV Guide" gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, "This attempt at comedy never really pays off." The Ugly Duckling (1959 film) The Ugly Duckling is a 1959 British comedy film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Jon Pertwee and Reginald Beckwith. The film is a comic adaptation of the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" storyline and the opening credits include "with ideas stolen from Robert Louis Stevenson". The film has no connection