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Porgy and Bess (1959)
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Release Date:
24 June 1959 (USA)
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Tagline:
Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
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In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina...
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South Carolina
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Fishing Village
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Drugs
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Murder
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Rescue
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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8 nominations
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(5 articles)
Capitol City Opera Company Adds New Date for Porgy And Bess, 10/27
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 27 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Capitol City Opera Company Adds New Date for Porgy And Bess, 10/27
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 October 2009, 1:36 PM, PDT)
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 27 October 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Capitol City Opera Company Adds New Date for Porgy And Bess, 10/27
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 13 October 2009, 1:36 PM, PDT)
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Why is this film not on video??
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sidney Poitier | ... | Porgy |
 | Dorothy Dandridge | ... | Bess |
 | Sammy Davis Jr. | ... | Sportin' Life |
 | Pearl Bailey | ... | Maria |
 | Brock Peters | ... | Crown |
| Leslie Scott | ... | Jake |
 | Diahann Carroll | ... | Clara |
| Ruth Attaway | ... | Serena Robbins |
| Claude Akins | ... | Detective |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Peter |
| Everdinne Wilson | ... | Annie |
| Joel Fluellen | ... | Robbins |
| Earl Jackson | ... | Mingo |
| Moses LaMarr | ... | Nelson |
| Margaret Hairston | ... | Lily |
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138 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
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Sammy Davis Jr. sings and acts the role of Sportin' Life in the film, but for contractual reasons his vocals could not be used on the soundtrack album, so another legendary Sportin' Life, Cab Calloway, recorded his renditions of the songs for posterity, singing to the film's orchestral and choral tracks.
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Referenced in White Nights (1985)
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They Pass By Singin'
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I was @ 13 yrs of age when I saw this greatly underappreciated film at The ADAMS theatre in Newark, NJ, I purchased the Program, and later bought the soundtrack... still have both.... I am now 55 + yrs.. and have not seen it since (possibly once on network TV, in 1960's???) One of the greatest casts ever assembled, great score and production , please let another generation see this great film... It was my introduction to opera, and aided with my understanding of Tolerance.. Please family of Gerswhins or Premingers, release this classic soon !!