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1959

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.

Credits

Posters

5
Porgy and Bess (1959) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Porgy and Bess (1959) international poster - US
US international
Porgy and Bess (1959) character poster - US
US character
Porgy and Bess (1959) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Porgy and Bess (1959) imax poster - US
US imax

Awards

2 wins, 6 nominations

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