Porgy and Bess (1959)

Directed by:

Otto Preminger

Written by:

	Dorothy Heyward	play
	DuBose Heyward	libretto

Genre

Musical / Romance / Drama

Synopsis

In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina...

Filmed in

USA

Runtime

138 min

Average Rating

(3.5 on 5)

Casting:

	Sidney Poitier	Porgy
	Dorothy Dandridge	Bess
	Sammy Davis Jr.	Sportin' Life
	Pearl Bailey	Maria
	Brock Peters	Crown
	Diahann Carroll	Clara
	Leslie Scott	Jake
	Ruth Attaway	Serena Robbins
	Clarence Muse	Peter
	Everdinne Wilson	Annie
	Earl Jackson	Mingo
	Moses LaMarr	Nelson
	Margaret Hairston	Lily
	Ivan Dixon	Jim
	Antoine Durousseau	Scipio

Reviews and Comments

Gershwin's masterpiece receives a performance worthy of it.
Poor sound quality does injustice to wonderful opera
The classic DVD currently on the market - a film of the opera performance done at England's Glynnebourne, always well done there

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