MusicDramaRomance
Porgy and Bess
"The Goldwyn Touch!...more dramatic than ever before!"
User Score24 votes
61%6.1/10
Release1959→
Runtime2H 18M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
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
Media16
Backdrops
Posters
Director
Otto Preminger
Director →
Trailer
Box Office
Budget$7M
Revenue$4M
Certification
NRKeywords
fishermanmusicalsouth carolinabased on operacharleston1900s
External Links
Similar Movies
Recommended
Countries:United States of America
Production:Samuel Goldwyn Productions