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Porgy and Bess

Where:

South Carolina

When:

The 1900s

Introducing a new era in motion pictures! — Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Released in 1959 — 138 minutes

Genres:

Music Drama Romance

Language:

English