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Porgy and Bess

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.

Release : June 24, 1959

Budget : $7,000,000.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 138 minutes

Rating : 6.20

Credits

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier ( Sidney Poitier )

Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge ( Dorothy Dandridge )

Bess

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr. ( Sammy Davis Jr. )

Sportin' Life

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey ( Pearl Bailey )

Maria

Brock Peters

Brock Peters ( Brock Peters )

Crowne

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll ( Diahann Carroll )

Clara

Leslie Scott

Leslie Scott ( Leslie Scott )

Jake

Ruth Attaway

Ruth Attaway ( Ruth Attaway )

Serena Robbins

Claude Akins

Claude Akins ( Claude Akins )

Detective

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse ( Clarence Muse )

Peter

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Everdinne Wilson ( Everdinne Wilson )

Annie

Ivan Dixon

Ivan Dixon ( Ivan Dixon )

Jim

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers ( Scatman Crothers )

Crabman

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou ( Maya Angelou )

Dancer

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols ( Nichelle Nichols )

Dancer

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