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Porgy and Bess (1993)

Movie
Audience Score
60
Porgy and Bess
NR 3 hr 4 minOct 6th, 1993Music, Drama
The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
StarringWillard WhiteCynthia HaymonGregg Baker
DirectorTrevor Nunn
WritersDuBose HeywardDorothy Heyward

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 6th, 1993
Original Language:English
Production Companies:BBC
Movie Tags:
operadisabilitysex workerblack loveblack singerdisabled protagonistglyndebournedisabled male lead