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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

K-16

12

G
Select Cast
Sidney Poitier
Dorothy Dandridge
Sammy Davis Jr.
Pearl Bailey
Brock Peters
Leslie Scott
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First viewed:
6th Jul 2025
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
24th June 1959
66 years 5 months 27 days ago
France release date
 France
14th October 1959
66 years 2 months 7 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
17th December 1959
66 years 4 days ago
Hong Kong release date
 Hong Kong
26th May 1960
65 years 6 months 26 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
10th June 1960
65 years 6 months 11 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
2nd July 1960
65 years 5 months 19 days ago
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US Box Office
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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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1959-10-14
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
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31326
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31328
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Genres
Drama
Drama
Musical
Musical
Romance
Romance
Popular in these countries
  • United States United States
  • Brazil Brazil
  • South Africa South Africa
News from around the web
Porgy and Bess Musical Rare Screening  Alt Film Guide Tue, 21st October 2025

'Porgy and Bess': Rare Photos From the Set of a Controversial Classic  life.com Fri, 4th February 2022

‘Porgy & Bess’ free movie on tap at Cotton Club Museum  Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville Tue, 10th June 2025

Dee Rees To Write & Direct New Movie Adaptation Of George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy And Bess’ For MGM & Winkler Films  Deadline Tue, 11th February 2020

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

‘Porgy and Bess’ Isn’t Black Opera. It’s American Opera.  The New York Times Tue, 14th December 2021

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