Porgy and Bess (1959)
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.
Release Date : June 24, 1959
Runtime : 138m
Companies : Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Columbia Pictures
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : fisherman, musical, south carolina, based on opera, charleston, 1900s