Porgy and Bess (1959)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | Porgy and Bess |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
| Original work |
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| Production company | |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
Cast
Titles
| Original title |
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| Swedish release title |
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Crew
| Director | |
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| Screenplay | |
| Producer | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Choreography | |
| Art Director |
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| Film Editor | |
| Author | |
| Lyrics | |
| Orchestra Leader |
Cast
| Sidney Poitier | porgy | ||
| Dorothy Dandridge | bess | ||
| Sammy Davis Jr. | sportin' life | ||
| Pearl Bailey | maria | ||
| Brock Peters | crown | ||
| Leslie Scott | jake | ||
| Diahann Carroll | clara | ||
| Ruth Attaway | serena | ||
| Clarence Muse | peter | ||
| Everdinne Wilson | annie | ||
| Joel Fluellen | robbins | ||
| Earl Jackson | mingo | ||
| Moses Lamarr | nelson | ||
| Margaret Hairston | lily | ||
| Ivan Dixon | jim | ||
| Antoine Durousseau | scipio | ||
| Helen Thigpen | strawberry woman | ||
| Vince Townsend Jr. | elderly man | ||
| William Walker | undertaker | ||
| Roy Glenn | frazier | ||
| Maurice Manson | coroner | ||
| Claude Atkins | detective |
Companies
| Production Company | Columbia |
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Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 95996 |
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| Date | 1960-06-20 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 2.20:1 (Todd-AO) |
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| Carrier type | 70 mm |
Original work
Release dates
| Other showing | 1967-12-21 | Mycket skarvad. se även lagerkort. | ||||
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| 1983-05-03 |
Soundtrack listing
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 3735 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | SET |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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