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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess
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.
DirectorDee Rees

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Phoenix Pictures