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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

2h 38m · 19 Apr 2009

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

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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 ID31066
GenreMusic
DirectorFrancesca Zambello
Main castEric Owens, Laquita Mitchell, Lester Lynch, Chauncey Packer, Karen Slack, Angel Blue, Alteouise DeVaughn, Eric Greene
Release date19 April 2009
Release year2009
LanguageEnglish
Duration158 min (2h 38m)
Rating10.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseSan Francisco Opera

Director: Francesca Zambello
Writers: DuBose Heyward

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Eric OwensPorgy Laquita MitchellBess
Lester LynchCrown
Chauncey PackerSportin' Life
Karen SlackSerena
Angel BlueClara
Alteouise DeVaughnMaria
Eric GreeneJake
Michael BraggMingo
Malesha JessieAnnie
Samantha McElhaneyStrawberry Woman
Amber MercomesLily
Michael AustinRobbins
Ashley FaatoaliaCrab Man
Calvin LeePeter
Frederick MatthewsNelson
Earl HazellJim
Kenneth OvertonFrazier
Darren K. StokesUndertaker
Richard FarrellDetective

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