Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

United States of America

  • NR
  • 1959-06-24(US)
  • Music,
    Drama,
    Romance
  • 2h-18m
61%
User
Score
The Goldwyn Touch!...more dramatic than ever before!

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.

Top Billed Cast

Sidney Poitier

Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge

Bess

Sammy Davis Jr.

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Pearl Bailey

Maria

Brock Peters

Crowne

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Claude Akins

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Clarence Muse

Peter

Everdinne Wilson

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Ivan Dixon

Jim

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Nichelle Nichols

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  • Status
    Released
  • Original Language
    not found
  • Budget
    $7000000.00
  • Revenue
    $3500000.00

  • Content Score

    61
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