Porgy and Bess
Music | Drama
Release Date
October 6, 1993
Duration
184 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Porgy
Willard White
Bess
Cynthia Haymon
Crown
Gregg Baker
Serena
Cynthia Clarey
Maria
Marietta Simpson
Sportin' Life
Damon Evans
Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Paula Ingram
Jake
Gordon Hawkins
Robbins
D. Alonzo Washington
Peter
Mervin Wallace
Mingo
Barrington Coleman
Frazier
William B. Johnson
Strawberry Woman
Camella Johnson
Nelson / Crabman
Colenton Freeman
Annie
Yolanda Grant
Lily
Maureen Brathwaite
Jim
Curtis Watson
Undertaker
Autris Paige
Neighbour
Linda Thompson
Scipio
Andrez Harriott
Jasbo
Wayne Marshall
Jake (singing voice)
Bruce Hubbard
Clara (singing voice)
Harolyn Blackwell
Robbins (singing voice)
Johnny Worthy
Detective
Alan Tilvern
Mr. Archdale
Ted Maynard
Coroner
Billy J. Mitchell
Policeman
Ron Travis
Dancer
Steve Agyei
Dancer
Bruce Leader
Chorus
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
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