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Porgy and Bess
The film Porgy and Bess is 138 minute from 1959, directed by Otto Preminger. The main cast consists of Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey and Dorothy Dandridge.
Porgy and Bess
- Directed by: Otto Preminger
- Main cast: Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Dorothy Dandridge
- Written by: N. Richard Nash
- Cinematography: Leon Shamroy
- Music: Ken Darby, George Gershwin
Details
- Title: Porgy and Bess
- Year: 1959
- Duration: 2h 18m
Release Dates
Porgy and Bess premiered in cinemas on June 24, 1959.
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Roles
- Brock Peters ... Crowne
- Clarence Muse ... Peter
- Claude Akins ... Detective
- Diahann Carroll ... Clara
- Dorothy Dandridge ... Bess
- Everdinne Wilson ... Annie
- Ivan Dixon ... Jim
- Maya Angelou ... Dancer
- Nichelle Nichols ... Dancer
- Pearl Bailey ... Maria
- Ruth Attaway ... Serena Robbins
- Sammy Davis Jr. ... Sportin' Life
- Scatman Crothers ... Crabman
- Sidney Poitier ... Porgy
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