6.3Porgy and Bess · 1959
Porgy and Bess (1959) is a Music / Drama / Romance film directed by Otto Preminger, starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr..
MusicDramaRomance
6.3Overview
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.
Cast
Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll, Leslie Scott, Ruth Attaway
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What is "Porgy and Bess" about?
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.
When was "Porgy and Bess" released?
Porgy and Bess was released in 1959.
Who stars in "Porgy and Bess"?
The cast includes Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey.
