Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Otto Preminger
- Writers
- N. Richard Nash
- Release Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 138 minutes
- Genre
- Music, Drama, Romance
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (27 votes)
Top Cast
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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.
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