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.
| Title | Porgy and Bess |
|---|---|
| Year | 1959 |
| Genre | Music, Drama, Romance |
| Country | United States of America |
| Studio | Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Columbia Pictures |
| Cast | Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll |
| Crew | Irene Sharaff (Costume Design), DuBose Heyward (Theatre Play), Dorothy Heyward (Theatre Play), Samuel Goldwyn (Producer), Ken Darby (Original Music Composer), Howard Bristol (Set Decoration) |
| Keyword | fisherman, musical, south carolina, based on opera, charleston, 1900s |
| Release | Jun 24, 1959 |
| Runtime | 138 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 6.20 / 10 by 22 users |
| Popularity | 5 |
| Budget | 7,000,000 |
| Revenue | 3,500,000 |
| Language | English |
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