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Porgy and Bess

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Description: 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.

Genres: Music, Drama, Romance

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Budget: $7,000,000 | Revenue : $3,500,000

Runtime: 138 minutes

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Sidney Poitier

Played Porgy

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Dorothy Dandridge

Played Bess

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Sammy Davis Jr.

Played Sportin' Life

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Pearl Bailey

Played Maria

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Brock Peters

Played Crowne

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Diahann Carroll

Played Clara

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Leslie Scott

Played Jake

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Ruth Attaway

Played Serena Robbins

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Claude Akins

Played Detective

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Clarence Muse

Played Peter

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Everdinne Wilson

Played Annie

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Ivan Dixon

Played Jim

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Scatman Crothers

Played Crabman

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Maya Angelou

Played Dancer

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Nichelle Nichols

Played Dancer

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