Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess 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.

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Status: Released

Release Date: 1959-06-24

Geners Music Drama Romance

Production Companies Samuel Goldwyn Productions Columbia Pictures

Production Countries United States of America,

Run time: 138 minutes

Budget: $7,000,000

Revenue: $3,500,000