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Porgy and Bess

Otto Preminger

1959 • 2h 18m

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 th...

Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (1959) Trailer
Cast
Sidney Poitier
Sidney PoitierPorgy
Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy DandridgeBess
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Pearl BaileyMaria
Brock Peters
Brock PetersCrowne
Diahann Carroll
Diahann CarrollClara
Leslie Scott
Leslie ScottJake
Ruth Attaway
Ruth AttawaySerena Robbins
Claude Akins
Claude AkinsDetective
Clarence Muse
Clarence MusePeter
Everdinne WilsonAnnie
Ivan Dixon
Ivan DixonJim
Scatman Crothers
Scatman CrothersCrabman
Maya Angelou
Maya AngelouDancer
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle NicholsDancer
Crew
Leon Shamroy
Leon ShamroyDirector of Photography
Daniel Mandell
Daniel MandellEditor
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel GoldwynProducer
Irene Sharaff
Irene SharaffCostume Design
Otto Preminger
Otto PremingerDirector
Serge Krizman
Serge KrizmanArt Direction
Hermes Pan
Hermes PanChoreographer
George Gershwin
George GershwinSongs
Ira Gershwin
Ira GershwinLyricist
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