Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

(1959)
6.1/10
24 votes
2h 18m
June 24, 1959
"Introducing a new era in motion pictures!"

Overview

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.

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$3,500,000