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Porgy and Bess(1959)

Name: Porgy and Bess
Genre: Music, Drama, Romance
Released: 1959-06-24
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters

Porgy and Bess

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.

Aired:

June 24, 1959

Status:

Released

Rating:

★6.1/10

(24 votes)

Genres:

Music Drama Romance

Production:

Samuel Goldwyn Productions