Porgy and Bess
(1959) Introducing a new era in motion pictures! | Released
Ratings
6.4
Financials
Revenue: $0
Budget: $7,000,000
Profit: - $-7,000,000
Movie Details
Tag Line: Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
Status: Released
Average Rating: 6
Release Date: Jun 24, 1959
Rating: 1959-06-24
Run Time: 2h 18m
Original Language: English
Website: -
Production Countries: United States of America
Production Companies: Samuel Goldwyn Productions , Columbia Pictures
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Synopsis
Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Art | Production Design |
Oliver Smith
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| Set Decoration |
Howard Bristol
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| Art Direction |
Joseph C. Wright
Serge Krizman
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| Directing | Director |
Otto Preminger
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| Assistant Director |
Paul Helmick
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| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design |
Irene Sharaff
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| Makeup Artist |
Frank McCoy
Layne Britton
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| Production | Producer |
Samuel Goldwyn
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| Camera | Director of Photography |
Leon Shamroy
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| Sound | Sound Designer |
Fred Lau
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| Original Music Composer |
Ken Darby
George Gershwin
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| Sound Recordist |
Fred Lau
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| Songs |
George Gershwin
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| Writing | Theatre Play |
Dorothy Heyward
DuBose Heyward
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| Screenplay |
N. Richard Nash
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| Lyricist |
Ira Gershwin
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| Editing | Editor |
Daniel Mandell
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| Crew | Choreographer |
Hermes Pan
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| Department | Role | Name |