Porgy and Bess (1959)
2h 18m · 24 Jun 1959
The Goldwyn Touch!...more dramatic than ever before!
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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.
| Movie ID | 16274 |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, Music, Romance |
| Director | Otto Preminger |
| Main cast | Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll, Leslie Scott, Ruth Attaway |
| Release date | 24 June 1959 |
| Release year | 1959 |
| Language | English |
| Duration | 138 min (2h 18m) |
| Rating | 6.3 / 10 (TMDB) |
| Production house | Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: N. Richard Nash
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Sidney PoitierPorgy
Dorothy DandridgeBess
Sammy Davis Jr.Sportin' Life
Pearl BaileyMaria
Brock PetersCrowne
Diahann CarrollClara
Leslie ScottJake
Ruth AttawaySerena Robbins
Claude AkinsDetective
Clarence MusePeter
Everdinne WilsonAnnie
Ivan DixonJim
Scatman CrothersCrabman
Maya AngelouDancer
Nichelle NicholsDancer
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