Porgy and Bess
Trailer: Porgy and Bess
Year: 1959
Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, Diahann Carroll
Crew: Leon Shamroy (Director of Photography), Daniel Mandell (Editor), Dorothy Heyward (Theatre Play), Samuel Goldwyn (Producer), Ken Darby (Original Music Composer), Oliver Smith (Production Design)
Runtime: 138 minutes
Release: Jun 24, 1959
IMDb: 6.25/10 by 26 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 7
Revenue: 3
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