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Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

6.2/10

2hr 18mins

Country:US

1959

MusicDramaRomance
Spoken Languages: English

Overview:

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.

Budget

$7,000,000.00

Production companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Columbia Pictures

Genre

Music, Drama, Romance

Runtime

2hr 18mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

1959-06-24