Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess is a 1959 American musical film directed by Otto Preminger. It is based on the 1935 opera of the same name by George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Ira Gershwin, which is in turn based on Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy, and the subsequent 1927 non-musical stage adaptation he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy. The screenplay for the film, which turned the operatic recitatives into spoken dialogue, was very closely based on the opera and was... More
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Initial release date:

  • Jun 24, 1959

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 19 min

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Also known as:

  • Porgy And Bess,
  • Porgy und Bess

Film

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Otto Ludwig Preminger (5 December 1905 – 23 April 1986) was an Austro–Hungarian-American theatre and film director. After moving from the theatre to Hollywood, he directed over 35 feature films in a five-decade career. He rose to prominence for stylish film noir mysteries such as Laura (1944) and...

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  • Introducing a new era in motion pictures!

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 19 min
  • 2 h 18 min
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  • 7,000,000

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Awards

Awards Won:

Year Award Award Winner
  • 1960

Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Winners

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Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1960
  • 1960
  • 1959
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film Nominees

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Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 92
  • 2002
  • 417
  • 7.0
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions of 2002

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Adaptation

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Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and subsequent play of the same title, which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward. All...

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