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.
Stars: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll
Crew: Otto Preminger (Director), Dorothy Heyward (Theatre Play), DuBose Heyward (Theatre Play), N. Richard Nash (Screenplay), Samuel Goldwyn (Producer), Ken Darby (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 138 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 24, 1959
IMDb: 4.6
