The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
2009 · Movie · 2h 38m
"From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin"
The read
It runs long at 2h 38m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Francesca ZambelloDirector
- DuBose HeywardWriter
Cast
- Eric OwensPorgy
- Laquita MitchellBess
- Lester LynchCrown
- Chauncey PackerSportin' Life
- Karen SlackSerena
- Angel BlueClara
- Alteouise DeVaughnMaria
- Eric GreeneJake
- Michael BraggMingo
- Malesha JessieAnnie
- Samantha McElhaneyStrawberry Woman
- Amber MercomesLily
Stills
Themes
operadrug addictionmusicalsouth carolinabased on play or musicalcripplepoverty rowcharleston1900s20th centuryromantic drama