Porgy and Bess (1993)
3h 4m
Running Time
October 6, 1993Release Date
Porgy and Bess (1993)
3h 4m
Running Time
October 6, 1993Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Willard White
Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
Bess
Gregg Baker
Crown
Cynthia Clarey
Serena
Marietta Simpson
Maria
Damon Evans
Sportin' Life
Paula Ingram
Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Gordon Hawkins
Jake
D. Alonzo Washington
Robbins
Mervin Wallace
Peter
Barrington Coleman
Mingo
William B. Johnson
Frazier
Camella Johnson
Strawberry Woman
Colenton Freeman
Nelson / Crabman
Yolanda Grant
Annie
Maureen Brathwaite
Lily
Curtis Watson
Jim
Autris Paige
Undertaker
Chris Townsend
Cinematographer
Linda Thompson
Neighbour
Andrez Harriott
Scipio
Eric Walmsley
ProductionDesigner
Wayne Marshall
Jasbo
Bruce Hubbard
Jake (singing voice)
Harolyn Blackwell
Clara (singing voice)
Johnny Worthy
Robbins (singing voice)
Alan Tilvern
Detective
Ted Maynard
Mr. Archdale
Billy J. Mitchell
Coroner
Ron Travis
Policeman
Steve Agyei
Dancer
Bruce Leader
Dancer
Antonia Adellita
Chorus
Earlene Bentley
Chorus
Alison Buchanan
Chorus
Sheelagh Ferrell
Chorus
Pauline Forrest-Watson
Chorus
Anne Fridal
Chorus
Olive Murray
Chorus
Annabelle Williams
Chorus
Angela Caesar
Chorus
Denise Hector
Chorus
Hyacinth Nicholls
Chorus
Ademilola Oduwole
Chorus
Kay Maria Smith
Chorus
Feliziano Flores
Chorus
Trevor Michael Georges
Chorus
Tarcissius Januel
Chorus
Lloyd Newton
Chorus
Richie Pitts
Chorus
Ismail Taylor-Kamara
Chorus
Ronald Samm
Chorus
Louis De Costa Johnson
Chorus
John Harman
Chorus
Abraham Osuagwu
Chorus
Nigel Roche
Chorus
Marc Summers
Chorus
Ewart James Walters
Chorus
George Gershwin
Music / Songs / Original Music Composer
DuBose Heyward
Writer / Book
Dorothy Heyward
Writer
Trevor Nunn
Director / Adaptation
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist / Book
Chris Townsend
Director of Photography
Simon Rattle
Conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Music
Greg Smith
Producer
Stephanie Marks
Producer
Richard Price
Executive Producer
Dennis Marks
Executive Producer
Yves Baigneres
Adaptation
St. John O'Rorke
Editor
Sue Blane
Costume Design
Charles Augins
Choreographer
Paul Cunliffe
Sound
Trevor Wimlett
Camera Operator
James Day
Camera Operator
Details.
This Movie Is About.
opera
disability
black singer
sex worker
glyndebourne
black love
disabled protagonist
disabled male lead
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