Porgy and Bess 65 years old
Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Credits
Porgy and Bess Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brock Peters He was 30, 77 years old when he died | as Crowne |
| Sidney Poitier He was 32, now 97 years old | as Porgy |
| Diahann Carroll She was 23, 84 years old when she died | as Clara |
| Leslie Scott She was 3, now 69 years old | as Jake |
| Sammy Davis, Jr. He was 33, 64 years old when he died | as Sportin' Life |
| Clarence Muse He was 69, 89 years old when he died | as Peter |
| Pearl Bailey She was 41, 72 years old when she died | as Maria |
| Ruth Attaway She was 48, 77 years old when she died | as Serena Robbins |
| Claude Akins He was 33, 67 years old when he died | as Detective |
| Ivan Dixon He was 28, 76 years old when he died | as Jim |
| Dorothy Dandridge She was 36, 42 years old when she died | as Bess |
Porgy and Bess Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Daniel Mandell as Editor. He was 63 (91) years old when He died | Editing |
| Joseph C. Wright as Art Direction. He was 66 (92) years old when He died | Art |
| Howard Bristol as Set Decoration. He was 56 (68) years old when He died | Art |
| Fred Lau as Sound Designer. He was 61 (73) years old when He died | Sound |
| Fred Lau as Sound Recordist. He was 61 (73) years old when He died | Sound |
| Irene Sharaff as Costume Design. She was 49 (83) years old when She died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Dorothy Heyward as Theatre Play. She was 69 (71) years old when She died | Writing |
| DuBose Heyward as Theatre Play. He was 73 (54) years old when He died | Writing |
| N. Richard Nash as Screenplay. He was 46 (87) years old when He died | Writing |
| Paul Helmick as Assistant Director. He was 40 (87) years old when He died | Directing |
| Otto Preminger as Director. He was 53 (80) years old when He died | Directing |
| Layne Britton as Makeup Artist. He was 51 (86) years old when He died | Costume & Make-Up |
| Samuel Goldwyn as Producer. He was 79 (94) years old when He died | Production |
| Ken Darby as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (82) years old when He died | Sound |
| George Gershwin as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (38) years old when He died | Sound |
| Serge Krizman as Art Direction. | Art |
| Hermes Pan as Choreographer. He was 49 (80) years old when He died | Crew |
Porgy and Bess (65 years)
Introducing a new era in motion pictures!
- Release day: Wednesday, June 24, 1959
- Runtime: 138 minutes
- Budget: 7000000.00