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Porgy and Bess (1959)

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Genre : Music, Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 18M

Director : Otto Preminger
Writer : N. Richard Nash

Synopsis

Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Actors

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Leslie Scott
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Peter
Everdinne Wilson
Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer

Crews

Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Director
Dorothy Heyward
Dorothy Heyward
Theatre Play
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
N. Richard Nash
N. Richard Nash
Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Ken Darby
Ken Darby
Original Music Composer
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Oliver Smith
Oliver Smith
Production Design
Howard Bristol
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Sound Designer
Serge Krizman
Serge Krizman
Art Direction
Joseph C. Wright
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
Layne Britton
Layne Britton
Makeup Artist
Frank McCoy
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
Paul Helmick
Paul Helmick
Assistant Director
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist

Posters and backgrounds

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