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Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959·2h 18m·Music, Drama, Romance
6.327 ratings

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.

Cast

  • Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierPorgy
  • Dorothy DandridgeDorothy DandridgeBess
  • Sammy Davis Jr.Sammy Davis Jr.Sportin' Life
  • Pearl BaileyPearl BaileyMaria
  • Brock PetersBrock PetersCrowne
  • Diahann CarrollDiahann CarrollClara
  • Leslie ScottLeslie ScottJake
  • Ruth AttawayRuth AttawaySerena Robbins
  • Claude AkinsClaude AkinsDetective
  • Clarence MuseClarence MusePeter
  • Everdinne WilsonEverdinne WilsonAnnie
  • Ivan DixonIvan DixonJim
  • Scatman CrothersScatman CrothersCrabman
  • Maya AngelouMaya AngelouDancer
  • Nichelle NicholsNichelle NicholsDancer

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