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Porgy and Bess(1959)

AL06/24/1959 (US)MusicDramaRomance2h 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.

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Movie Cast

Sidney Poitier photo
Sammy Davis Jr. photo

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sportin' Life

Ruth Attaway photo

Ruth Attaway

Serena Robbins

Claude Akins photo

Claude Akins

Detective

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$7,000,000.00

Revenue$3,500,000.00

Production CompanySamuel Goldwyn Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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