A FILM TO REMEMBER: “PORGY AND BESS” (1959)

Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from “Porgy and Bess”.

Before I get into this, I want to make mention “A FILM TO REMEMBER” will be a series about films that have reached a milestone anniversary since their origin in being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The articles will contain the film’s plot outline, director, cast, a compilation of trivialities, various photos, movie trailer, critical reception and more. So, let’s start:

We are here to mark the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Otto Preminger’s “Porgy and Bess”. Let’s take an inside look at the film:

PLOT OUTLINE:

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 too.

Still image of filmmaker Otto Preminger.

STUDIO:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

DIRECTOR:

Otto Preminger

CAST:

• Sidney Poitier … Porgy
• Dorothy Dandridge … Bess
• Sammy Davis Jr. … Sportin’ Life
• Pearl Bailey … Maria
• Brock Peters … Crown