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Porgy and Bess (1993)
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65
NR
3 hr 4 min
Oct 6th, 1993
Drama
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Music
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The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
Starring
Willard White
Cynthia Haymon
Gregg Baker
Director
Trevor Nunn
Writers
DuBose Heyward
Dorothy Heyward
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Theatrical Release:
October 6th, 1993
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Richard Price
,
Dennis Marks
Production Companies:
BBC
Movie Tags:
opera
disability
sex worker
black love
black singer
glyndebourne
Cast & Crew
W
Willard White
as Porgy
C
Cynthia Haymon
as Bess
G
Gregg Baker
as Crown
C
Cynthia Clarey
as Serena
M
Marietta Simpson
as Maria
D
Damon Evans
as Sportin' Life
G
George Gershwin
Music
D
DuBose Heyward
Writer
D
Dorothy Heyward
Writer
T
Trevor Nunn
Director
I
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
G
George Gershwin
Songs
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