Porgy and Bess
7.2
9 votes
October 6, 1993
3h 4m
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.
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Cast
Willard White
Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
BessGregg Baker
Crown
Cynthia Clarey
Serena
Marietta Simpson
Maria
Damon Evans
Sportin' LifePaula Ingram
Clara / Annie (singing voice)Gordon Hawkins
JakeD. Alonzo Washington
RobbinsMervin Wallace
Peter
Barrington Coleman
MingoWilliam B. Johnson
FrazierCamella Johnson
Strawberry WomanColenton Freeman
Nelson / CrabmanYolanda Grant
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