Porgy and Bess
1959 · 2h 18m · Drama, Music, Romance · United States of America · Rated G (AU)
The Goldwyn Touch!...more dramatic than ever before!
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.
Directed by
Otto PremingerWritten by
N. Richard Nash6.1Smart score
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1900sbased on operacharlestonfishermanmusicalsouth carolina
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