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     Sidney Poitier

     Porgy
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     Dorothy Dandridge

     Bess
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     Sammy Davis Jr.

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     Pearl Bailey

     Maria
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     Brock Peters

     Crown
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     Leslie Scott

     Jake

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Porgy_and_Bess_(film)Porgy and Bess (film) - Wikipedia

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   Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge in the titular roles. It is based on the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, as well as Heyward's subsequent 1927 non-musical ...

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     George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess- The complete 2002 Lincoln Center Production

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4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0053182Porgy and Bess (1959) - IMDb

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   Porgy and Bess: Directed by Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian. With Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey. A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.

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   • Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance

   • Director: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
   • Release Date: 1959-10-14

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   Aug 22, 2022 · Language. English. Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge in the titular roles. It is based on the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, as well as Heyward's subsequent ...

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   Who starred in Porgy & Bess?

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   What happened to Porgy and Bess?

   • In her drugged state, she finally accepts his offer to take her to New York. When Porgy returns and discovers she is gone, he sets off to find her. Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical drama film directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge in the titular roles.

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   What is Porgy and Bess about?

   • An operatic masterpiece and the most ambitious work by one of the America’s greatest musical talents, Porgy and Bess focuses on the joys and struggles of a black neighbourhood in Charleston, South Carolina, in the early 20th century.

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   Is Porgy based on a true story?

   • It is based on the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, as well as Heyward's subsequent 1927 non-musical stage adaptation, co-written with his wife Dorothy.

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7. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titlePorgy and Bess (1959) - Turner Classic Movies

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   Film Length. 15,335ft (14 reels) 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.

   • Director: Otto Preminger, Paul Helmick

   • Actors: Sidney Poitier

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0053182Porgy and Bess (1959) - Plot - IMDb

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   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.

9. www.imdb.com › title › tt0053182Porgy and Bess (1959) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

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   Porgy and Bess (1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

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    The sultry Bess (Dorothy Dandridge) becomes the object of desire of Porgy (Sidney Poitier), a disabled man who gets around in a cart. But Bess is also involved with thuggish Crown (Brock...

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    • Category: Drama, Musical, Romance