Porgy und Bess (1959)
Der invalide Bettler Porgy ist in das leichte Mädchen Bess verliebt, die sich jedoch lieber dem Rauschgift und ihrem Freund Crown hingibt. Nachdem Crown als Folge eines Streits einen Mord begeht und fliehen muß, sucht Bess Unterschlupf bei Porgy. Bald meldet sich Crown jedoch zurück und erhebt Ansprüche auf Bess. Er wird von Porgy getötet, der sich anschließend versteckt. Bess nutzt die Gelegenheit und folgt dem Drogenhändler "Sportin' Life" nach New York, wohin Porgy nachkommen will.
Der Regisseur:
Otto Preminger
Der Autor:
N. Richard Nash
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Sidney Poitier as Porgy |
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Dorothy Dandridge as Bess |
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Sammy Davis Jr. as Sportin' Life |
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Pearl Bailey as Maria |
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Brock Peters as Crowne |
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Diahann Carroll as Clara |
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Leslie Scott as Jake |
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Ruth Attaway as Serena Robbins |
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Claude Akins as Detective |
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Clarence Muse as Peter |
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Everdinne Wilson as Annie |
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Ivan Dixon as Jim |
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Scatman Crothers as Crabman |
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Maya Angelou as Dancer |
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Nichelle Nichols as Dancer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Writing | DuBose Heyward | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Dorothy Heyward | Theatre Play |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Sound | Ken Darby | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Art | Oliver Smith | Production Design |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Writing | N. Richard Nash | Screenplay |
| Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
| Art | Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Layne Britton | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Hermes Pan | Choreographer |
| Directing | Paul Helmick | Assistant Director |
| Art | Serge Krizman | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | George Gershwin | Songs |
| Sound | George Gershwin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Ira Gershwin | Lyricist |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Ira Gershwin | Book |
| Writing | DuBose Heyward | Book |
