Trama:
Set in the early 1900s in the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina, which serves as home to a black fishing community, the story focuses on the titular characters, crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, and the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Cast:

Sidney Poitier Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge Bess

Sammy Davis Jr. Sportin' Life

Pearl Bailey Maria

Brock Peters Crowne

Diahann Carroll Clara

Leslie Scott Jake

Ruth Attaway Serena Robbins

Claude Akins Detective

Clarence Muse Peter

Everdinne Wilson Annie

Ivan Dixon Jim

Scatman Crothers Crabman

Maya Angelou Dancer

Nichelle Nichols Dancer

Supporto: LaserDisc,

In prestito: No

Rapporto: Unknown