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.
Release Date | June 24, 1959 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Porgy and Bess | |
Runtime | 2h 18min | |
Budget | $7,000,000 | |
Revenue | $3,500,000 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsColumbia Pictures |