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Porgy and Bess

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Genres

MusicDramaRomance

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.

Details

Budget

$7000000

Revenue

$3500000

Runtime

138 min

Release Date

1959-06-24

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Vote Count

24

Vote Average

6.1

Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.

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

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