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Porgy and Bess

60 %|Oct 6, 1993|Music, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Trevor Nunn
Director
George Gershwin
Music
DuBose Heyward
Writer
Dorothy Heyward
Writer
George Gershwin
Songs
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
George Gershwin
Original Music Composer
Chris Townsend
Director of Photography