Porgy and Bess

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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.

  • Genre: Music, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1959-06-24
  • Runtime: 138 min
  • Country: United States of America
  • Language: English
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.1
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