Porgy and Bess
1993
3h 4m
7.0
GB
Music
Drama
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Key Crew
Trevor Nunn
Director
Cast
Willard White
Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
Bess
G
Gregg Baker
Crown
Cynthia Clarey
Serena
Marietta Simpson
Maria
Damon Evans
Sportin' Life
P
Paula Ingram
Clara / Annie (singing voice)
G
Gordon Hawkins
Jake
D
D. Alonzo Washington
Robbins
M
Mervin Wallace
Peter
Barrington Coleman
Mingo
W
William B. Johnson
Frazier
C
Camella Johnson
Strawberry Woman
C
Colenton Freeman
Nelson / Crabman
Y
Yolanda Grant
Annie
M
Maureen Brathwaite
Lily
C
Curtis Watson
Jim
A
Autris Paige
Undertaker
L
Linda Thompson
Neighbour
A
Andrez Harriott
Scipio
