Porgy and Bess (1959)

06/24/1959 2h 18m

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How old is the movie?

65 years 11 months 10 days

Overview

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

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Cast Ages at Release

Sidney Poitier

as Porgy

Born 02/20/1927

Died 01/07/2022, age 94

Dorothy Dandridge

as Bess

Born 11/09/1922

Died 09/08/1965, age 42

Sammy Davis Jr.

as Sportin' Life

Born 12/08/1925

Died 05/16/1990, age 64

Pearl Bailey

as Maria

Born 03/29/1918

Died 08/17/1990, age 72

Brock Peters

as Crowne

Born 07/02/1927

Died 08/23/2005, age 78

Claude Akins

as Detective

Born 05/25/1926

Died 01/27/1994, age 67

Clarence Muse

as Peter

Born 10/13/1889

Died 10/13/1979, age 90

Ivan Dixon

as Jim

Born 04/06/1931

Died 03/16/2008, age 76

Scatman Crothers

as Crabman

Born 05/22/1910

Died 11/21/1986, age 76

Nichelle Nichols

as Dancer

Born 12/28/1932

Died 07/30/2022, age 89