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Porgy and Bess
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Directed by
Otto Preminger 
Rouben Mamoulian (uncredited, fired, footage unused except for song "Good Morning, Sistuh", replaced by Otto Preminger)
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Dorothy Heyward  play "Porgy"
DuBose Heyward  libretto
DuBose Heyward  play "Porgy"
N. Richard Nash  screenplay

Cast (in credits order)

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
Ivan Dixon ... Jim
Antoine Durousseau ... Scipio
Helen Thigpen ... Strawberry woman
Vince Townsend ... Elderly man
Bill Walker ... Undertaker (as William Walker)
Roy Glenn ... Frazier
Maurice Manson ... Coroner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adele Addison ... Bess (singing voice) (uncredited)
Maya Angelou ... Dancer (uncredited)

Geoffrey Holder ... Dancer (uncredited)
Inez Matthews ... Serena (singing voice) (uncredited)
Robert McFerrin ... Porgy (singing voice) (uncredited)

Nichelle Nichols ... Dancer (uncredited)
Loulie Jean Norman ... Clara (singing voice) (uncredited)
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Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Leon Shamroy 
 
Film Editing by
Daniel Mandell 
 
Production Design by
Oliver Smith 
 
Art Direction by
Serge Krizman 
Joseph C. Wright 
 
Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol 
 
Costume Design by
Irene Sharaff 
 
Makeup Department
Layne Britton .... makeup artist
Frank McCoy .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Helmick .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Fred Lau .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Al St. Hilaire .... still photographer
Bert Chaliacombe .... electrical assistant (uncredited)
Gjon Mili .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joe King .... costumer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Alexander Courage .... orchestrator
Ken Darby .... music associate
Robert Franklyn .... orchestrator
André Previn .... conductor
André Previn .... music supervisor
Conrad Salinger .... orchestrator
Albert Woodbury .... orchestrator (as Al Woodbury)
André Previn .... music adaptor (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Hermes Pan .... choreographer
 

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