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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

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Music

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

153 mins

Rating

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Release Date

20 March 2002

Country

United States of America

Cast

Marquita Lister

Marquita Lister

Bess

Alvy Powell

Alvy Powell

Porgy

Timothy Robert Blevins

Timothy Robert Blevins

Crown

Sabrina Elaine Carten

Sabrina Elaine Carten

Maria

Dwayne Clark

Dwayne Clark

Sportin' Life

David Aron Damane

David Aron Damane

Jake

Darryl Reuben Hall

Darryl Reuben Hall

Company

Wynn Harmon

Wynn Harmon

The Detective

Charles Mandracchia

Charles Mandracchia

Policeman

Angela Renée Simpson

Angela Renée Simpson

Serena

Martin Sola

Martin Sola

Nelson

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