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Porgy and Bess (1959)
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Keywords: tmdb.musical,
tmdb.fisherman,
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aspectratio.2-20-1,
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Production companies: Samuel Goldwyn Productions,
Columbia Pictures
Country: United States
Languages:
English
Runtime: 138 min.
Released: June 24, 1959
Status: Released
Budget: $7,000,000
Revenue: $3,500,000
Certification: NR / 3+
