Porgy and Bess (1993)
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
- 1993-10-06
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Runtime
- 184 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Trevor Nunn
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 9 votes
Cast
- Willard White as Porgy
- Cynthia Haymon as Bess
- Gregg Baker as Crown
- Cynthia Clarey as Serena
- Marietta Simpson as Maria
- Damon Evans as Sportin' Life
- Paula Ingram as Clara / Annie (singing voice)
- Gordon Hawkins as Jake
- D. Alonzo Washington as Robbins
- Mervin Wallace as Peter
- Barrington Coleman as Mingo
- William B. Johnson as Frazier