Porgy and Bess

10/06/1993

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3hrs 4min

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Music

,Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Willard White
  • Cynthia Haymon
  • Gregg Baker
  • Cynthia Clarey
  • Marietta Simpson

    Director

  • Trevor Nunn

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • BBC

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English