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- 1959
- Not Rated
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
- 1959
- Not Rated
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
Summary A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
Directed By: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
Written By: Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, N. Richard Nash
- 1959
- Not Rated
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
- 1959
- Not Rated
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
Porgy and Bess
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Summary A woman whose past is scorned by nearly everyone around her meets a man who'd love her regardlessly- if only everyone else would allow them to.
Directed By: Otto Preminger, Rouben Mamoulian
Written By: Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward, N. Richard Nash
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
3 Reviews
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25% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
77
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Almost a quarter of a century after its initial performance on the stage (and seventeen years after the revival that really established it), this most haunting of American musical dramas has been transmitted on the screen in a way that does justice to its values and almost compensates for the long wait.
A simple story carried into the stratosphere by the glorious music.
As screen entertainment, Porgy and Bess retains most of the virtues and some of the libretto traits of the folk opera.
Rarely has a film been cast with so many gifted performers who are either wrong for their roles or are given nothing to do.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Laurel Awards
• 4 Nominations
