Porgy and Bess
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1959-06-24
Runtime: 138 mins
Director: Otto Preminger
Spoken language: English
Genres: Music, Drama, Romance
Original title: Porgy and Bess
Production Companies: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
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