Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

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1959 en 138 minutes

Rating: 6.1

Plot

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.

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Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge

Dorothy Dandridge

Bess

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sportin' Life

Pearl Bailey

Pearl Bailey

Maria

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Crowne

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Clara

Leslie Scott

Leslie Scott

Jake

Ruth Attaway

Ruth Attaway

Serena Robbins

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Detective

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Peter

Everdinne Wilson

Everdinne Wilson

Annie

Ivan Dixon

Ivan Dixon

Jim

Scatman Crothers

Scatman Crothers

Crabman

Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou

Dancer

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols

Dancer

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