Porgy and Bess
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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.
MusicDramaRomance
Porgy and Bess
Rating
6.1/10
Release Date
1959-06-24
Runtime
138 minutes
Status
Released
Cast
Videos
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Columbia Pictures