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Trailer
Porgy and Bess
6.2
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2h 18m
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1959
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Released
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.

Cast
Sidney Poitier poster
Sidney Poitier
Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge poster
Dorothy Dandridge
Bess
Sammy Davis Jr. poster
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey poster
Pearl Bailey
Maria
Brock Peters poster
Brock Peters
Crowne
Diahann Carroll poster
Diahann Carroll
Clara
Leslie Scott poster
Leslie Scott
Jake
Ruth Attaway poster
Ruth Attaway
Serena Robbins
Claude Akins poster
Claude Akins
Detective
Clarence Muse poster
Clarence Muse
Peter
Everdinne Wilson poster
Everdinne Wilson
Annie
Ivan Dixon poster
Ivan Dixon
Jim
Scatman Crothers poster
Scatman Crothers
Crabman
Maya Angelou poster
Maya Angelou
Dancer
Nichelle Nichols poster
Nichelle Nichols
Dancer

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