Porgy and Bess
Summary
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.
~ Introducing a new era in motion pictures!Otto Preminger
Director
N. Richard Nash
Screenplay
StatusReleased: 65 years ago
June 24, 1959
LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Budget$7.0M
Revenue$3.5M
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