Porgy and Bess Release date: 1993-10-06 Genres: Music, Drama Actors: Willard White, Ted Maynard, Billy J. Mitchell, Alan Tilvern, Paula Ingram, Gordon Hawkins, Cynthia Haymon, Ewart James Walters, Ron Travis, Damon Evans, Alison Buchanan, Gregg Baker, Trevor Michael Georges, William B. Johnson, Bruce Hubbard, Olive Murray, Camella Johnson, Linda Thompson, Marietta Simpson, Wayne Marshall, Cynthia Clarey, Harolyn Blackwell, D. Alonzo Washington, John Harman, Annabelle Williams, Andrez Harriott, Ronald Samm, Earlene Bentley, Denise Hector, Tarcissius Januel, Kay Maria Smith, Ademilola Oduwole, Lloyd Newton, Barrington Coleman, Maureen Brathwaite, Anne Fridal, Abraham Osuagwu, Mervin Wallace, Colenton Freeman, Steve Agyei, Pauline Forrest-Watson, Curtis Watson, Autris Paige, Antonia Adellita, Sheelagh Ferrell, Hyacinth Nicholls, Richie Pitts, Louis De Costa Johnson, Yolanda Grant, Bruce Leader, Angela Caesar, Ismail Taylor-Kamara, Marc Summers, Feliziano Flores, Nigel Roche Runtime: 3 h. 4 min. Score: 7.0/10 Votes: 8 Countries: United Kingdom Companies: BBC Overview: The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
