Porgy and Bess (2002)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.622 |
Directed By
Tazewell Thompson
Crew
Tazewell Thompson
Dorothy Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Ira Gershwin
George Gershwin
Douglas W. Schmidt
Nancy Potts
Alan Adelman
Robert Wierzel
John DeMain
TanNa Young
TOP CAST
Marquita Lister
Bess
Alvy Powell
Porgy
Timothy Robert Blevins
Crown
Sabrina Elaine Carten
Maria
Dwayne Clark
Sportin' Life
David Aron Damane
Jake
Darryl Reuben Hall
Company
Wynn Harmon
The Detective
Charles Mandracchia
Policeman
Angela Renée Simpson
Serena
Martin Sola
Nelson
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