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Release Year2002
Runtime2h 33m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresMusic
Votes1
DirectorTazewell Thompson
WritersDorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPorgy and Bess
About 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.
Directed by Tazewell Thompson, Porgy and Bess leans on a strong ensemble — Marquita Lister, Alvy Powell, Timothy Robert Blevins — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about music titles of 2002.
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