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Porgy and Bess (1959)

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.

  • Music
  • Drama
  • Romance

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierPorgy
  • Photo of Dorothy DandridgeDorothy DandridgeBess
  • Photo of Sammy Davis Jr.Sammy Davis Jr.Sportin' Life
  • Photo of Pearl BaileyPearl BaileyMaria
  • Photo of Brock PetersBrock PetersCrowne
  • Photo of Diahann CarrollDiahann CarrollClara
  • Photo of Leslie ScottLeslie ScottJake
  • Photo of Ruth AttawayRuth AttawaySerena Robbins
  • Photo of Claude AkinsClaude AkinsDetective
  • Photo of Clarence MuseClarence MusePeter

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