Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-06-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

138 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1112 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Dorothy Heyward (play)

DuBose Heyward (libretto)

DuBose Heyward (play)

N. Richard Nash (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin' Life - and the threatened return of Crown.

Comments:

Quam veritatis aut eligendi totam ullam. Culpa ipsum non officiis corporis. Veritatis vel odio quidem non quisquam voluptates libero. Dignissimos magnam nisi eaque odio nam soluta tempore recusandae.

By:

Kristen Schmidt

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