Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess 2002 Directed by Tazewell Thompson

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Music

Production Companies PBS , Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Release Date 20 March 2002

153 mins