Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

🎞️ Movie 138 min US
โ˜… 6.9 /10 1959

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In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin' Life - and the threatened return of Crown.

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
Crown
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Leslie Scott
Jake
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Ruth Attaway
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
Peter
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George Gershwin
Composer
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Cinematographer

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Porgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars
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Porgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars
Porgy and Bess (1959) Trailer
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Porgy and Bess (1959) Trailer