Porgy and Bess
1993, English. Directed by Trevor Nunn.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 6 October 1993
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward
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Porgy and Bess runs 184 minutes (3h 4m).
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Porgy and Bess isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 October 1993. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Porgy and Bess?
Porgy and Bess (1993) was directed by Trevor Nunn and stars Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker.