The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

April 19th, 20092h 38min

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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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