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Porgy and Bess (1959)

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61
Porgy and Bess
NR 2 hr 18 minJun 24th, 1959Music, Romance, Drama
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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.
StarringSidney PoitierDorothy DandridgeSammy Davis Jr.
DirectorOtto Preminger

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 24th, 1959
Movie Budget:$7,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$3,500,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Columbia Pictures
Movie Tags:
musical1900sfishermanbased on operasouth carolinacharleston