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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess (1959)

2h 18m | PG-13

⭐ 6.1 / 10

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.

Director: Otto Preminger

Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Genre: Music, Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

as Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

as Bess

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Sportin' Life

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey

as Maria

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

as Crowne

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

as Clara