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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.

1959 |2h 18m |  Music, Drama, Romance

Cast

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Sidney Poitier

Porgy

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Dorothy Dandridge

Bess

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Sportin' Life

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Pearl Bailey

Maria

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Brock Peters

Crowne

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Diahann Carroll

Clara

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Leslie Scott

Jake

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Ruth Attaway

Serena Robbins

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Claude Akins

Detective

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Clarence Muse

Peter

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Ivan Dixon

Jim

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Scatman Crothers

Crabman

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Maya Angelou

Dancer

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Nichelle Nichols

Dancer

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$7,000,000.00

Revenue

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