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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess (1959)

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Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Updated May 9 2020

Releases:

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1959-06-24
US -
1959-06-24

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Runtime: 138 mins Budget: $7,000,000 Rating: 6.7 Tag Line: Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
1940



Cast

Brock Peters
Brock Peters
Rodriguez
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Roy Parmenter
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Old Little Moon / Narrator
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Ruby
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Nana Peeples
Leslie Scott
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway
Louise

Crew

Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Director
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Howard Bristol
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Sound Designer
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Dorothy Heyward
Dorothy Heyward
Theatre Play
Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Director
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Howard Bristol
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Sound Designer
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Dorothy Heyward
Dorothy Heyward
Theatre Play
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
N. Richard Nash
N. Richard Nash
Screenplay
Ken Darby
Ken Darby
Original Music Composer
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
Oliver Smith
Oliver Smith
Production Design

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