Porgy and Bess (1959)

Directed by Otto Preminger

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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.

Genre: Music, Drama, Romance

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: Leon Shamroy · Composers: Ken Darby, George Gershwin · Editor: Daniel Mandell · Production Design: Oliver Smith

Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Budget: $7.0M

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