Highlights
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess (1959) - Full Cast and Crew

1959Movie
Audience Score
61

Cast

S
Sidney Poitier
as Porgy
D
Dorothy Dandridge
as Bess
S
Sammy Davis Jr.
as Sportin' Life
P
Pearl Bailey
as Maria
B
Brock Peters
as Crowne
D
Diahann Carroll
as Clara
L
Leslie Scott
as Jake
R
Ruth Attaway
as Serena Robbins
C
Claude Akins
as Detective
C
Clarence Muse
as Peter
E
Everdinne Wilson
as Annie
I
Ivan Dixon
as Jim
S
Scatman Crothers
as Crabman
M
Maya Angelou
as Dancer
N
Nichelle Nichols
as Dancer

Crew

I
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
D
DuBose Heyward
Theatre Play
D
Dorothy Heyward
Theatre Play
S
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
K
Ken Darby
Original Music Composer
H
Howard Bristol
Set Decoration
O
Oliver Smith
Production Design
F
Fred Lau
Sound Designer
L
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
D
Daniel Mandell
Editor
N
N. Richard Nash
Screenplay
O
Otto Preminger
Director
J
Joseph C. Wright
Art Direction
L
Layne Britton
Makeup Artist
H
Hermes Pan
Choreographer
P
Paul Helmick
Assistant Director
S
Serge Krizman
Art Direction
F
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
G
George Gershwin
Songs
G
George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
I
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
F
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
I
Ira Gershwin
Book
D
DuBose Heyward
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