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1959 | DIRECTED BY OTTO PREMINGER AND ROUBEN MAMOULIAN

Porgy and Bess

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Movie Stats
Year
1959
Runtime
 138 minutes (2 hrs 18 mins)
Certificates

A

Not Rated

A

K-16

G
Select Cast
Sidney Poitier
Dorothy Dandridge
Sammy Davis Jr.
Pearl Bailey
Brock Peters
Leslie Scott
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First viewed:
3rd Nov 2025
Last viewed:
13th Apr 2026
Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
24th June 1959
67 years 1 months  ago
France release date
 France
14th October 1959
66 years 9 months 10 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
17th December 1959
66 years 7 months 7 days ago
Hong Kong release date
 Hong Kong
26th May 1960
66 years 1 months 29 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
10th June 1960
66 years 1 months 14 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
2nd July 1960
66 years 22 days ago
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Directed by
otto preminger Otto Preminger
rouben mamoulian Rouben Mamoulian
Starring
Sidney PoitierPorgy
Dorothy DandridgeBess
Sammy Davis Jr.Sportin' Life
Pearl BaileyMaria
Brock PetersCrown
Leslie ScottJake
Diahann CarrollClara
Ruth AttawaySerena Robbins
Claude AkinsDetective
Clarence MusePeter
Everdinne WilsonAnnie
Joel FluellenRobbins
Earl JacksonMingo
Moses La'MarrNelson
Margaret HairstonLily
Ivan DixonJim
Antoine DurousseauScipio
Helen ThigpenStrawberry woman
Vince Townsend Jr.Elderly man
Bill WalkerUndertaker
Roy GlennFrazier
Maurice MansonCoroner
Scatman CrothersCrabman
Adele AddisonBess
Maya AngelouDancer
Geoffrey HolderDancer
Inez MatthewsSerena
Robert McFerrinPorgy
Nichelle NicholsDancer
Loulie Jean NormanClara
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
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38624
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Porgy and Bess
38626
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Musical
Musical
Romance
Romance
Popular in these countries
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  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
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  • Mexico Mexico
  • Peru Peru
News from around the web
Quentin Tarantino’s Vista Theatre to Screen the Holy Grail of 35mm Prints with Long-Suppressed ‘Porgy and Bess’  IndieWire Mon, 16th March 2026

Steven Spielberg Says He Scrapped A Movie About ‘Porgy And Bess’ That Would Have Starred Colman Domingo: “I Decided Not To Continue Making It”  Deadline Sun, 14th June 2026

Colman Domingo Almost Starred in Spielberg's Scrapped Porgy and Bess Film  BroadwayWorld Tue, 16th June 2026

Steven Spielberg revealed he scrapped an Ira and George Gershwin movie exploring 'Porgy and Bess' that would have starred Colman Domingo. Read more below.  facebook.com Sun, 14th June 2026

Steven Spielberg Reveals Scrapped Porgy And Bess Film That Nearly Cast Colman Domingo  News Mobile Mon, 15th June 2026

1960: “Porgy and Bess” Leaves a Mark  goldenglobes.com Tue, 8th November 2022

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