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Porgy and Bess

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Original title

Porgy and Bess

Year

1959

Running time

138 min.

Country

United States

Director

Otto Preminger

Screenwriter

N. Richard Nash. Play: DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward

Cast

Music

George Gershwin, Ken Darby

Cinematography

Leon Shamroy

Producer

Columbia Pictures, Samuel Goldwyn Company

Genre

Musical. Romance. Drama | Romantic Drama

Synopsis

In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin' Life - and the threatened return of Crown.

Awards: 1959: Oscar: Best Soundtrack. 4 Nominations

1959: Golden Globes: Best Movie - Musical. 3 nominations

1959: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Musical Screenplay

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Porgy and Bess

1959

Otto Preminger

6.5

(155)