Porgy and Bess

Rating: 6.1
1940

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.

Revenue:
$3,500,000

Date Released:
06/24/1959

Cast


16897

Sidney Poitier

Porgy

20155

Dorothy Dandridge

Bess

20156

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sportin' Life

20157

Pearl Bailey

Maria

2112

Brock Peters

Crowne

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