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Porgy and Bess

7.219933h 4mMovieMusicDrama

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.

DirectorTrevor Nunn

WritersDuBose Heyward·Dorothy Heyward

ProducersGreg Smith·Stephanie Marks

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Cast · Directed by Trevor Nunn

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Porgy and Bess — streaming FAQ

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Porgy and Bess hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 24, 1993. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.