The Gershwins' 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: 2009-04-19
Runtime: 158 mins
Director: Francesca Zambello
Writer: DuBose Heyward
Spoken language: English
Genres: Music
Original title: The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Production Companies: San Francisco Opera
Production Countries: United States of America
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