Music ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1993 · 3h 4m

Porgy and Bess

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Director
Trevor Nunn
Cast
Willard White as Porgy Cynthia Haymon as Bess Gregg Baker as Crown Cynthia Clarey as Serena Marietta Simpson as Maria Damon Evans as Sportin' Life
Crew
Chris Townsend — Director of Photography St. John O'Rorke — Editor George Gershwin — Original Music Composer DuBose Heyward — Writer Dorothy Heyward — Writer Greg Smith — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
operadisabilityblack singersex workerglyndebourneblack love
Key Collaborators
Trevor Nunn Director Chris Townsend Director of Photography St. John O'Rorke Editor George Gershwin Original Music Composer DuBose Heyward Writer Dorothy Heyward Writer Greg Smith Producer Stephanie Marks Producer Sue Blane Costume Design
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