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.
3.5 / 5
Willard White
Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
Bess
Gregg Baker
Crown
Cynthia Clarey
Serena
Marietta Simpson
Maria
Damon Evans
Sportin' Life
Paula Ingram
Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Gordon Hawkins
Jake
D. Alonzo Washington
Robbins
Mervin Wallace
Peter
Barrington Coleman
Mingo
William B. Johnson
Frazier
Camella Johnson
Strawberry Woman
Colenton Freeman
Nelson / Crabman
Yolanda Grant
Annie
Maureen Brathwaite
Lily
Curtis Watson
Jim
Autris Paige
Undertaker
Linda Thompson
Neighbour
Andrez Harriott
Scipio
Wayne Marshall
Jasbo
Bruce Hubbard
Jake (singing voice)
Harolyn Blackwell
Clara (singing voice)
Johnny Worthy
Robbins (singing voice)
Alan Tilvern
Detective
Ted Maynard
Mr. Archdale
Billy J. Mitchell
Coroner
Ron Travis
Policeman
Steve Agyei
Dancer
Bruce Leader
Antonia Adellita
Chorus
Earlene Bentley
Alison Buchanan
Sheelagh Ferrell
Pauline Forrest-Watson
Anne Fridal
Olive Murray
Annabelle Williams
Angela Caesar
Denise Hector
Hyacinth Nicholls
Ademilola Oduwole
Kay Maria Smith
Feliziano Flores
Trevor Michael Georges
Tarcissius Januel
Lloyd Newton
Richie Pitts
Ismail Taylor-Kamara
Ronald Samm
Louis De Costa Johnson
John Harman
Abraham Osuagwu
Nigel Roche
Marc Summers
Ewart James Walters
George Gershwin
Music
DuBose Heyward
Writer
Dorothy Heyward
Trevor Nunn
Director
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
Songs
Original Music Composer
Chris Townsend
Director of Photography
Simon Rattle
Conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Greg Smith
Producer
Stephanie Marks
Richard Price
Executive Producer
Dennis Marks
Adaptation
Yves Baigneres
St. John O'Rorke
Editor
Sue Blane
Costume Design
Charles Augins
Choreographer
Paul Cunliffe
Sound
Trevor Wimlett
Camera Operator
James Day
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