Porgy and Bess

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1959•2h 18m•

★6.1(24 ratings)

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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.

Director

Otto Preminger

Writers

N. Richard Nash

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Main Cast

Sidney Poitier

Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge

Bess

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sportin' Life

Pearl Bailey

Maria

Brock Peters

Crowne

Diahann Carroll

Clara

Main Cast

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Movie Information

Original Title:

Porgy and Bess

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Budget:

$7,000,000

Revenue:

$3,500,000

Production Companies:

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Columbia Pictures