1959
- Drama
- Music
- Romance
Porgy and Bess
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Runtime
2h 18m
Countries
- US
- United States
Languages
- en
Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
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StatusReleased
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Release dateJune 24, 1959
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Original LanguageEnglish
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Budget$ 7,000,000
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Production Companies
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
