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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

The Goldwyn Touch!...more dramatic than ever before!

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.

MusicDramaRomance

Release: 1959-06-24Runtime: 138 minRating: 6.1 (24)

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Bess

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sportin' Life

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey

Maria

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Crowne

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Clara

Leslie Scott

Leslie Scott

Jake

Ruth Attaway

Ruth Attaway

Serena Robbins

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Detective

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Peter

Crew

Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Daniel Mandell

Daniel Mandell

Editor

Dorothy Heyward

Theatre Play

Samuel Goldwyn

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Ken Darby

Original Music Composer

Oliver Smith

Production Design

Irene Sharaff

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Howard Bristol

Set Decoration

Otto Preminger

Otto Preminger

Director

DuBose Heyward

Theatre Play

Clips & Videos

Porgy and Bess (1959) Trailer

Porgy and Bess (1959) Trailer

Porgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars

Porgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars