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'West Side Story' Film Still Pretty, And Witty, At 50
![<p>According to actress Rita Moreno, who played Anita in the film, Jerome Robbins' challenging choreography made the filming of <em>West Side Story</em> a grueling experience: "I think most dancers ... [worked] so bloody hard that the only way to live through some of the physical torture was just to, you know, employ your sense of humor."</p> (AP)](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/10/18/moreno_wide-ffd6ccf45fbdd10a1cea9c67d6a15155b6409ad6.jpg?s=1000)
According to actress Rita Moreno, who played Anita in the film, Jerome Robbins' challenging choreography made the filming of West Side Story a grueling experience: "I think most dancers ... [worked] so bloody hard that the only way to live through some of the physical torture was just to, you know, employ your sense of humor."
(AP)