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Cast
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Sidney Poitier | As: Porgy |
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Dorothy Dandridge | As: Bess |
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Sammy Davis Jr. | As: Sportin' Life |
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Pearl Bailey | As: Maria |
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Brock Peters | As: Crowne |
Storyline
Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
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| Certification: | AL |
Cast
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Sidney Poitier |
Porgy |
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Dorothy Dandridge |
Bess |
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Sammy Davis Jr. |
Sportin' Life |
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Pearl Bailey |
Maria |
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Brock Peters |
Crowne |
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Diahann Carroll |
Clara |
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Leslie Scott |
Jake |
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Ruth Attaway |
Serena Robbins |
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Claude Akins |
Detective |
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Clarence Muse |
Peter |
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Everdinne Wilson |
Annie |
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Ivan Dixon |
Jim |
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Scatman Crothers |
Crabman |
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Maya Angelou |
Dancer |
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Nichelle Nichols |
Dancer |
Directed By
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Otto Preminger |
Director |
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Paul Helmick |
Assistant Director |
Writing Credits
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Dorothy Heyward |
Theatre Play |
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N. Richard Nash |
Screenplay |
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DuBose Heyward |
Theatre Play |
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Ira Gershwin |
Lyricist |
Production Crew
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Samuel Goldwyn |
Producer |
Edited By
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Daniel Mandell |
Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Irene Sharaff |
Costume Design |
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Frank McCoy |
Makeup Artist |
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Layne Britton |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Fred Lau |
Sound Designer |
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Ken Darby |
Original Music Composer |
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Fred Lau |
Sound Recordist |
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George Gershwin |
Songs |
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George Gershwin |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Leon Shamroy |
Director of Photography |
Lighting
Art Department
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Oliver Smith |
Production Design |
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Howard Bristol |
Set Decoration |
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Joseph C. Wright |
Art Direction |
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Serge Krizman |
Art Direction |
Other Crew
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Hermes Pan |
Choreographer |
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