Porgy and Bess (1959)
Released:
1959-06-24
Duration:
2hr 18min
Rating 6.1
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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.
Production Companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Columbia Pictures
Additional Info
Budget | $7,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $3,500,000.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 5.011 |
Directed By
Otto Preminger
Crew
Director of Photography
Leon Shamroy
Leon Shamroy
Editor
Daniel Mandell
Daniel Mandell
Theatre Play
Dorothy Heyward
Dorothy Heyward
Producer
Samuel Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn
Original Music Composer
Ken Darby
Ken Darby
Production Design
Oliver Smith
Oliver Smith
Costume Design
Irene Sharaff
Irene Sharaff
Set Decoration
Howard Bristol
Howard Bristol
Director
Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger
Theatre Play
DuBose Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Sound Designer
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
Screenplay
N. Richard Nash
N. Richard Nash
Makeup Artist
Frank McCoy
Frank McCoy
Art Direction
Serge Krizman
Serge Krizman
Assistant Director
Paul Helmick
Paul Helmick
Art Direction
Joseph C. Wright
Joseph C. Wright
Makeup Artist
Layne Britton
Layne Britton
Choreographer
Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan
Songs
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Original Music Composer
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Sound Recordist
Fred Lau
Fred Lau
TOP CAST
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse
Peter
Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer