The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

04/19/2009 (US) • Music • 2h 38m

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

Overview

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.

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

04/19/2009 (US) • 2h 38m

Music

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Porgy

Laquita Mitchell

Bess

Crown

Chauncey Packer

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Clara

Alteouise DeVaughn

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Status

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Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Keywords

opera

drug addiction

musical

south carolina

based on play or musical

cripple

poverty row

charleston

1900s

20th century

romantic drama

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