Porgy and Bess
1959 • Music | Drama
6.25 (26)
Otto Preminger
Director
Status
Released
Release date
June 24, 1959
Duration
138 Min
Language
English
Popularity
0.7716
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$3,500,000
Overview
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.
