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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 ...
A film adaptation of the Broadway musical based on the Gershwin opera, starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge and Sammy Davis Jr. The film features the classic songs \"Summertime\", \"It Ain't Necessarily So\" and \"I Loves You Porgy\".
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- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
- 1959-10-14
A musical adaptation of the play Porgy by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge and Sammy Davis Jr. as the main characters. The film follows the love story of Porgy and Bess, two black residents of a South Carolina fishing village, amidst the challenges of poverty and racism.
- Otto Preminger, Paul Helmick
- Sidney Poitier
Aug 22, 2022 · A film adaptation of the opera by George Gershwin, starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge as the main characters. The film is controversial, rare and unavailable on home video, and was chosen for the National Film Registry.
- 118 min
- 2.8K
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A film adaptation of the Gershwin opera about a woman and a man who face challenges in a black community in 1912 South Carolina. The plot summary is based on the synopsis by a user and the taglines from the film.
Find out who starred in the 1959 musical film adaptation of George Gershwin's opera, directed by Otto Preminger. See the full list of actors, singers, musicians, producers and other crew members.
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The libretto of Porgy and Bess tells the story of Porgy, a disabled black street beggar living in the slums of Charleston. It deals with his attempts to rescue Bess from the clutches of Crown, her violent and possessive lover, and Sportin' Life, her drug dealer. The opera plot generally follows the stage play.
