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.

Released: Jun 24, 1959

Runtime: 138 minutes

Genre: Music, Drama, Romance

Stars: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll

Crew: Leon Shamroy (Director of Photography), Daniel Mandell (Editor), Dorothy Heyward (Theatre Play), Samuel Goldwyn (Producer), Ken Darby (Original Music Composer), Oliver Smith (Production Design)