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

1959-06-24

Genres

Music, Drama, Romance

Runtime

138 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Otto Preminger, N. Richard Nash

TMDB rating

6.3/10 from 27 votes