Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

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  • 1959
  • 2 hr 18 min
  •  6.1  (24)
  •   Released

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.

Porgy and Bess
Description
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.
  • Release Date
    1959
  • Runtime
    2 hr 18 min
  • Language
    en
  • Rating
    6.1  (24)