Porgy and Bess 1993
6.00/10 by 5 users
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.
- Title: Porgy and Bess
- Year: 1993
- Genre: Music, Drama
- Country: United Kingdom
- Studio: BBC
- Director: Trevor Nunn
- Cast: Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Damon Evans
- Crew: George Gershwin (Music), DuBose Heyward (Writer), Trevor Nunn (Director), Dorothy Heyward (Writer), Ira Gershwin (Lyricist), George Gershwin (Songs)
- Keyword: opera, disability, black singer, sex worker, glyndebourne, black love, disabled protagonist, disabled male lead
- Release: Oct 06, 1993
- Runtime: 184 minutes
- IMDb: 6.00 / 10 by 5 users
- Popularity: 3
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Language: English
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