Porgy and Bess
1959
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.
Director:
Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
Writers:
Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, N. Richard Nash
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 10 nominations total
Production:
Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
Country:
United States
