Porgy and Bess / screenplay N. Richard Nash ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; directed by Otto Preminger.

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In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her she...

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Uniform Title:Porgy and Bess (Motion picture)
Other Authors: Preminger, Otto
Poitier, Sidney
Dandridge, Dorothy, 1922-1965
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990
Bailey, Pearl
Peters, Brock
McFerrin, Robert, 1921-2006
Addison, Adele
Nash, N. Richard
Heyward, Dorothy, 1890-1961
Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2002]
Subjects:
Musical films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Samuel Goldwyn presents Porgy and Bess.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin' Life - and the threatened return of Crown.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.
Based on the Porgy by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward; originally produced for stage by the Theartre Guild.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.M86 P67 2002 VideoDVD
Credits:Music, George Gershwin; libretto, DuBose Heyward; lyrics, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin; director of photography, Leon Shamroy; editor, Daniel Mandell.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, and voices of Robert McFerrin, Adele Addison.