Porgy and Bess
6.1
1959-06-24
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.
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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.
Released
1959-06-24
Runtime
138
Director
Otto Preminger
Budget
$7000000
Revenue
$3500000
Genres
Music
Drama
Romance
Language
English
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Columbia Pictures
Casts
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Leslie Scott
Leslie Scott
Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Everdinne Wilson
Everdinne Wilson
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols