Porgy and Bess
Visit website7.0/10 • 8
1993-10-06 • 3h 4m
The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
- Directors
- Trevor Nunn
- Writters
- DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
- Editors
- DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, St. John O'Rorke
Porgy and Bess
Visit website1993-10-06 • 3h 4m
7.0/10 • 8
The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
- Directors
- Trevor Nunn
- Writters
- DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
- Editors
- DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward, St. John O'Rorke
Top Billed Cast
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Willard White
Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
Bess
Gregg Baker
Crown
Cynthia Clarey
Serena
Marietta Simpson
Maria
Damon Evans
Sportin' Life
Paula Ingram
Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Gordon Hawkins
Jake
D. Alonzo Washington
Robbins
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- English
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