Porgy and Bess Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
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.
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Music
Drama
Romance
- Release Date
Jun 24, 1959
- Popularity: 0.3774
- 24 votes
- Directed by
Otto Preminger
- Screenplay by
N. Richard Nash
- Productions
Samuel Goldwyn Productions (US)Columbia Pictures (US)
- Budget 7.0 M
3.5 M
Duration: 2h 18 min
Top Cast
Crew & Team
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Trailer & Videos
FeaturettePorgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars
