Porgy and Bess (1959)

movie

(1911)

Country: USA
Genres: Drama, Musical, Romance
Release: 1959-10-14
Director: Otto Preminger
Writers: Dorothy Heyward , DuBose Heyward , N. Richard Nash
Language: English
Stars: Sidney Poitier , Dorothy Dandridge , Sammy Davis Jr. , Pearl Bailey , Brock Peters , Leslie Scott , Diahann Carroll , Ruth Attaway , Claude Akins , Clarence Muse
Runtime: 138 min
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 10 nominations total
AKA: Porgy and Bess (France, French Republic) , Porgy and Bess , Porgy and Bess (India) , Porgy i Bess (Poland) , Porgy and Bess (Sweden) , Porgy and Bess (Australia) , Porgy and Bess (United States of America) , ポギーとベス (Japan) , Porgy y Bess (Mexico) , Porgy and Bess (United Kingdom) , Porgy y Bess (Argentina) , Porgy und Bess (Germany) , Porgy y Bess (Venezuela) , Porgy y Bess (Spain) , Porgy und Bess , Porgy and Bess (Canada) , Порги и Бесс , Porgy ja Bess (Finland) , Porgy e Bess (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Porgy og Bess (Denmark) , Porgy und Bess (Austria) , Porgy and Bess (Italy) , Porgy & Bess (Brazil)
Plot: In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin' Life - and the threatened return of Crown.
IMDB:tt0053182