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Porgy and Bess

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★ 6.1 (24 votes) | 1959 | 2h 18m
MusicDramaRomance
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.

Details
  • Status Released
  • Release Date June 24, 1959
  • Budget $7,000,000
  • Revenue $3,500,000
  • Production Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Columbia Pictures

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Porgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars
Porgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars

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