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Porgy and Bess (1959) USA / 138 min
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Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance /  more »
Awards: Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations  more »
User Ratings: 7.7 (566 votes)  more »
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Summary: In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina...  more »
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Filmmakers: Otto Preminger - Director, Dorothy Heyward - Writer (play "Porgy"), DuBose Heyward - Writer (libretto) (play "Porgy"), N. Richard Nash - Writer (screenplay), Samuel Goldwyn - Producer, Leon Shamroy - Cinematographer, Oliver Smith - Production Designer, Daniel Mandell - Editor  more »
Cast overview, first billed only (view more cast)STARmeter™

 Sidney Poitier ... Porgy 2,295 

 Dorothy Dandridge ... Bess 7,979 

 Sammy Davis Jr. ... Sportin' Life 4,731 
Pearl Bailey ... Maria 18,323 

 Brock Peters ... Crown 7,061 
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