Porgy and Bess
6.2
June 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.
Runtime:
2 hours 18 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
en
Budget:
$7,000,000.00
Revenue:
$3,500,000.00
Director:
Otto Preminger