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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

(1959)

Overview

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Featured Crew

  1. Director : Otto Preminger
  2. Producer : Samuel Goldwyn
  3. Editor : Daniel Mandell
  4. Cast : Sidney Poitier,Dorothy Dandridge,Sammy Davis Jr.,Pearl Bailey,Brock Peters,Diahann Carroll,Leslie Scott,Ruth Attaway,Claude Akins,Clarence Muse,Everdinne Wilson,Ivan Dixon,Scatman Crothers,Maya Angelou,Nichelle Nichols

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Original TitlePorgy and Bess

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1959-06-24

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 18m

Budget₹ 7000000

Revenue₹ 3500000

Production CompaniesSamuel Goldwyn Productions

Genres

  • Music
  • Drama
  • Romance

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