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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess (1959)

06/24/1959 (US)
02h 18m

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Overview

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.

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Porgy and Bess and Ben-Hur Win Music Awards: 1960 Oscars

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