The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess
The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009)

2009-04-19

(US) •

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From the San Francisco Opera: "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

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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.

Movie Cast

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Eric Owens

Porgy

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Laquita Mitchell

Bess

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Lester Lynch

Crown

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Chauncey Packer

Sportin' Life

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Karen Slack

Serena

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Angel Blue

Clara

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Alteouise DeVaughn

Maria

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Eric Greene

Jake

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Michael Bragg

Mingo

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Malesha Jessie

Annie

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Samantha McElhaney

Strawberry Woman

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Amber Mercomes

Lily

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Michael Austin

Robbins

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Ashley Faatoalia

Crab Man

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Calvin Lee

Peter

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Frederick Matthews

Nelson

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Earl Hazell

Jim

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

Kenneth Overton

Frazier

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Darren K. Stokes

Undertaker

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Richard Farrell

Detective

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Louis Landman

Policeman

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess

John Minágro

Coroner