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.
Quick Stats
6.3
TMDB Rating
27
Votes
2h 18m
Runtime
$7.0M
Budget
$3.5M
Box Office
50%
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Key Crew
DirectorOtto Preminger
WriterDorothy Heyward
CinematographyLeon Shamroy
ComposerKen Darby
EditorDaniel Mandell
Production DesignOliver Smith
Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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Cast
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse
Peter
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Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer
