Movie·1959·2h 18m
Porgy and Bess
The Goldwyn Touch!...more dramatic than ever before!
Directed By
Otto Preminger
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
N. Richard Nash
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Cinematography
Leon Shamroy
Music
Ken Darby
Editor
Daniel Mandell
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse
Peter
Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer
// crew
Crew
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Ken Darby
Original Music Composer
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Daniel Mandell
Editor
N. Richard Nash
Screenplay
Otto Preminger
Director
George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
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