Movie Description

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

(2002)

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitlePorgy and Bess

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2002-03-20

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 33m

Production CompaniesPBS,Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Genres

  • Music