Porgy And Bess (1959)
06/24/1959 - Music, Drama, Romance - 2h 18m
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Overview
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.
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,000,000.00
Revenue
$3,500,000.00
Main Cast
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll
Clara