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Director:
Writers:
Dorothy Heyward (play)
DuBose Heyward (libretto)
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Release Date:
24 June 1959 (USA) more
Tagline:
Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
Plot:
In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 wins & 8 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(5 articles)
Capitol City Opera Company Adds New Date for Porgy And Bess, 10/27
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 27 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Capitol City Opera Company Adds New Date for Porgy And Bess, 10/27
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 October 2009, 1:36 PM, PDT)
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Excellent Musical. It begs to be on DVD. more (49 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sidney Poitier | ... | Porgy |
 | Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Bess |
 | Sammy Davis Jr. | ... | Sportin' Life |
 | Pearl Bailey | ... | Maria |
 | Brock Peters | ... | Crown |
| Leslie Scott | ... | Jake |
 | Diahann Carroll | ... | Clara |
| Ruth Attaway | ... | Serena Robbins |
| Claude Akins | ... | Detective |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Peter |
| Everdinne Wilson | ... | Annie |
| Joel Fluellen | ... | Robbins |
| Earl Jackson | ... | Mingo |
| Moses LaMarr | ... | Nelson |
| Margaret Hairston | ... | Lily |
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138 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Stereo
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Filming Locations:
Samuel Goldwyn/Warner Hollywood Studios - 1041 N. Formosa Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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The film's renditions of "Summertime" by Loulie Jean Norman (dubbing Diahann Carroll) and Adele Addison (dubbing Dorothy Dandridge) have placed at #52 in the AFI's (American Film Institute) list of the 100 Best Movie Songs of All Time. more
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Morning Sounds more
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"Porgy and Bess" is an outstanding production of George Gershwin's masterpiece. It is tastefully done in muted colors. The voices are outstanding. Although Sidney Portier's voice is dubbed for his singing portion, he gives a very touching performance. There is a remarkable performance by Sammy Davis Jr. as Sportin Life. There is yet no DVD available for viewing, and this piece begs for one. All intelligent movie goers who enjoyed it in 1959 will appreciate the release of this masterpiece on the new medium. The screen is filled with a dynamic presentation that rivals all other musicals including the outstanding ones by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Be sure to ask for it an your video supplier. Like "Songs of the South" by Walt Disney, it may be the assumption of racial overtones that is preventing the marketing of this cinema.