Porgy and Bess
1959·Movie·
·2h 18min
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About
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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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No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Leon Shamroy, Otto Preminger, Paul Helmick
Produced by:
Samuel Goldwyn
Composed by:
Ken Darby, George Gershwin
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