Porgy and Bess

Otto Preminger
1959-06-24

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6.2
138 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Sidney Poitier Porgy Unowned
Dorothy Dandridge Bess Unowned
Sammy Davis Jr. Sportin' Life Unowned
Pearl Bailey Maria Unowned
Brock Peters Crowne Unowned
Diahann Carroll Clara Unowned
Leslie Scott Jake Unowned
Ruth Attaway Serena Robbins Unowned
Claude Akins Detective Unowned
Clarence Muse Peter Unowned
Everdinne Wilson Annie Unowned
Ivan Dixon Jim Unowned
Scatman Crothers Crabman Unowned
Maya Angelou Dancer Unowned
Nichelle Nichols Dancer Unowned