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Porgy And Bess

[1959, Movie]

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With a budget of over $6 million, why wasn't this classic American operetta a classic American movie? Perhaps the fault lies in Samuel Goldwyn's decision to fire director Rouben Mamoulian in favor of Otto Preminger--if anyone could muddle a great saga, it was Preminger. The crippled Porgy (Sidney Poitier) loves Bess (Dorothy Dandridge), a floozy adored by many men, including Crown (Brock Peters), a tough stevedore, and Sportin' Life (Sammy Davis, Jr.), who supplies her with ... read more
Year: 1959
Rated NR

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Cast
Sidney Poitier: Porgy
Dorothy Dandridge: Bess
Sammy Davis Jr.: Sportin' Life
Pearl Bailey: Maria
Brock Peters: Crown
Leslie Scott: Jake

 

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