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 |
| Directing | Otto Preminger | Director |
| Writing | Dorothy Heyward | Theatre Play |
| Writing | DuBose Heyward | Theatre Play |
| Writing | N. Richard Nash | Screenplay |
| Production | Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Sound | Ken Darby | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Leon Shamroy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Daniel Mandell | Editor |
| Art | Oliver Smith | Production Design |
| Art | Howard Bristol | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Designer |
| Art | Serge Krizman | Art Direction |
| Art | Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Layne Britton | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Hermes Pan | Choreographer |
| Directing | Paul Helmick | Assistant Director |
| Sound | George Gershwin | Songs |
| Writing | Ira Gershwin | Lyricist |
| Sound | George Gershwin | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Ira Gershwin | Book |
| Writing | DuBose Heyward | Book |
