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Porgy and Bess

1993Movie3 h 4 min

DramaMusic
75
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.8

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Story

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.

Cast

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Crew

Directed by
Trevor Nunn
Written by
DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
Produced by
Greg Smith, Stephanie Marks
Music by
George Gershwin, London Philharmonic Orchestra

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Facts

October 6, 1993 · 3 h 4 min · Music, Drama

Released
October 6, 1993
Runtime
3 h 4 min
Genres
Music, Drama
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom

Tropes

Monochrome Casting, Minor Character, Major Song, Pimp Duds +9

  • Monochrome Casting
  • Minor Character, Major Song
  • Pimp Duds
  • All Musicals Are Adaptations
  • Religion Rant Song
  • Funetik Aksent
  • Name and Name
  • Culturally Sensitive Adaptation
  • For Doom the Bell Tolls
  • Villain Song
  • N-Word Privileges
  • Token White

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