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
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Metropolitan Opera, 2019
Physical Description: 3 audio discs (2 hr., 43 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
CD Audio
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Porgy and Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Euroarts, 2014
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (197 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Video DVD
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Porgy and Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, Heyward, DuBose, 1885-1940
Published: Decca, 2013
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file)
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess : new Broadway cast recording

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: PS Classics, 2012
Physical Description: 2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1Libretto.
CD Audio Book Chapter
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Porgy & Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Audite, 2010
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file.
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess : vocal selections ; piano-vocal.

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Alfred Pub Co., 2009
Physical Description: 1 vocal score (80 pages) ; 31 cm
Musical Score
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Porgy & Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: RCA Red Seal, 2009
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file)
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Porgy & Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: RCA Red Seal, 2009
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file)
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Porgy and Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Decca, 2007
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file).
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Porgy and Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: EMI Classics, 2005
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file).
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Porgy & Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: EMI Classics, 2005
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file.
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Great scenes from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: High Performance : RCA Red Seal, 2003
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file).
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Published: EMI Classics, 2001
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Video DVD
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The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: EMI Classics,, EMI Records, 2001
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Video DVD
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Great scenes from Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: BMG Classics, 1999
Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
CD Audio
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Porgy and Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Sony Classical, 1998
Physical Description: 2 audio discs : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.
CD Audio
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Porgy & Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Sony Classical, 1998
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file).
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Selections from Porgy and Bess ; Blue monday

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Telarc International Corporation, 1998
Physical Description: 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
CD Audio
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Porgy & Bess

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: EMI Classics, 1997
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file (1 sound file).
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The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess : concert suite

Authors: Gershwin, George, 1898-1937
Published: Dorian Sono Luminus, 1996
Physical Description: 1 streaming sound file.
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