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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

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

6.3/10 1959 2h 18m Released
MusicDramaRomance

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.

Director: Otto Preminger
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Top 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
 Everdinne Wilson
Everdinne Wilson
Annie
 Ivan Dixon
Ivan Dixon
Jim

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