
Porgy and Bess
1993 · Movie · 3h 4m
MusicDrama
Overview
The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
Ratings
IMDb
7.9/10
Key crew
- DuBose HeywardWriter
- Dorothy HeywardWriter
- Trevor NunnDirector
- George GershwinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Willard WhitePorgy
- Cynthia HaymonBess
- Gregg BakerCrown
- Cynthia ClareySerena
- Marietta SimpsonMaria
- Damon EvansSportin' Life
- Paula IngramClara / Annie (singing voice)
- Gordon HawkinsJake
- D. Alonzo WashingtonRobbins
- Mervin WallacePeter
- Barrington ColemanMingo
- William B. JohnsonFrazier
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