Porgy and Bess 1959
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Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
- Released: 1959-06-24
- Runtime: 138 minutes
- Genre: Music, Drama, Romance
- Stars: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters
- Director: Oliver Smith, Otto Preminger, Irene Sharaff, Samuel Goldwyn, Leon Shamroy
