NR
10.0
·2009
·158m
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
Summary
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.
Director
Francesca Zambello
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Novel, Theatre Play, Writer
DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
Dorothy Heyward
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Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
opera
drug addiction
musical
south carolina
based on play or musical
cripple
poverty row
charleston
1900s
20th century
romantic drama
