Porgy and Bess (1959) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Otto Preminger.

Cast

• Sidney Poitier as Porgy
• Dorothy Dandridge as Bess
• Sammy Davis Jr. as Sportin' Life
• Pearl Bailey as Maria
• Brock Peters as Crowne
• Diahann Carroll as Clara
• Leslie Scott as Jake
• Ruth Attaway as Serena Robbins
• Claude Akins as Detective
• Clarence Muse as Peter
• Everdinne Wilson as Annie
• Ivan Dixon as Jim
• Scatman Crothers as Crabman
• Maya Angelou as Dancer
• Nichelle Nichols as Dancer

Crew

• Otto Preminger — Director
• N. Richard Nash — Screenplay
• Samuel Goldwyn — Producer
• Ken Darby — Original Music Composer
• Leon Shamroy — Director of Photography
• George Gershwin — Original Music Composer

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