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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

Genres

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

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

158 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

19 April 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eric Owens

Eric Owens

Porgy

Laquita Mitchell

Laquita Mitchell

Bess

Lester Lynch

Lester Lynch

Crown

Chauncey Packer

Chauncey Packer

Sportin' Life

Karen Slack

Karen Slack

Serena

Angel Blue

Angel Blue

Clara

Alteouise DeVaughn

Alteouise DeVaughn

Maria

Eric Greene

Eric Greene

Jake

Michael Bragg

Michael Bragg

Mingo

Malesha Jessie

Malesha Jessie

Annie

Samantha McElhaney

Samantha McElhaney

Strawberry Woman

Amber Mercomes

Amber Mercomes

Lily

Michael Austin

Michael Austin

Robbins

Ashley Faatoalia

Ashley Faatoalia

Crab Man

Calvin Lee

Calvin Lee

Peter

Frederick Matthews

Frederick Matthews

Nelson

Earl Hazell

Earl Hazell

Jim

Kenneth Overton

Kenneth Overton

Frazier

Darren K. Stokes

Darren K. Stokes

Undertaker

Richard Farrell

Richard Farrell

Detective

Louis Landman

Louis Landman

Policeman

John Minágro

John Minágro

Coroner

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