Porgy and Bess (1959-06-24)
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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.
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Status: Released
Release Date: 1959-06-24
Runtime: 2h 18m
Director: Otto Preminger
Writer: N. Richard Nash
