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Porgy and Bess
Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
Drama, Music, Romance - 1959
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Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
138 min
Release date:
24 Jun 1959
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$7,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 10 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Should this Porgy and Bess be locked away? It ain't necessarily so.
– Emily O'Neill,
Village Voice,
24 Jul 2001
fresh:
This is a stunning, exciting and moving film, packed with human emotions and cheerful and mournful melodies. It bids fair to be as much a classic on the screen as it is on the stage.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
25 Mar 2006
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