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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Release: 1959-06-24·Runtime: 138m·★ 6.1
MusicDramaRomance

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Dorothy DandridgeDorothy Dandridgeas BessRuth AttawayRuth Attawayas Serena RobbinsBrock PetersBrock Petersas CrowneLeslie ScottLeslie Scottas JakeIvan DixonIvan Dixonas JimNichelle NicholsNichelle Nicholsas DancerSammy Davis Jr.Sammy Davis Jr.as Sportin' LifePearl BaileyPearl Baileyas MariaClarence MuseClarence Museas PeterScatman CrothersScatman Crothersas CrabmanSidney PoitierSidney Poitieras PorgyDiahann CarrollDiahann Carrollas ClaraClaude AkinsClaude Akinsas DetectiveMaya AngelouMaya Angelouas Dancer

Crew

Otto Preminger" />Otto PremingerDirectorIra Gershwin" />Ira GershwinLyricist, BookLeon Shamroy" />Leon ShamroyDirector of PhotographyHermes Pan" />Hermes PanChoreographerSamuel Goldwyn" />Samuel GoldwynProducerSerge Krizman" />Serge KrizmanArt DirectionGeorge Gershwin" />George GershwinSongs, Original Music ComposerIrene Sharaff" />Irene SharaffCostume DesignDaniel Mandell" />Daniel MandellEditor