Porgy and Bess
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Genres
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
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
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Clarence Muse
Peter
Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Jim
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Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
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