Porgy and Bess (1959)

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Run Time: 2h18m | Release: 24 Jun 1959

Budget: $7,000,000.00

Revenue: $3,500,000.00

Production Countries: United States of America

6.2 / 1022 Vote Count

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.