Porgy and Bess
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.
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast
Willard White
Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
Bess
Gregg Baker
Crown
Cynthia Clarey
Serena
Marietta Simpson
Maria
Damon Evans
Sportin' Life
Paula Ingram
Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Gordon Hawkins
Jake
D. Alonzo Washington
Robbins
Mervin Wallace
Peter
Barrington Coleman
Mingo
William B. Johnson
Frazier
Camella Johnson
Strawberry Woman
Colenton Freeman
Nelson / Crabman
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Details
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release
- Oct 6, 1993
- Runtime
- 3h 4m
- Genres
- Music, Drama
- Studios
- BBC
- Director
- Trevor Nunn