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Porgy and Bess

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Calorie Rating: 259
Released: 1993-10-06
Running Time: 184 Minutes
Studios: BBC,


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.

Director / Directors

Trevor Nunn
Director


Cast

Willard White
Character: Porgy
Cynthia Haymon
Character: Bess
Gregg Baker
Character: Crown

Cynthia Clarey
Character: Serena
Marietta Simpson
Character: Maria
Damon Evans
Character: Sportin' Life

Paula Ingram
Character: Clara / Annie (singing voice)
Gordon Hawkins
Character: Jake
D. Alonzo Washington
Character: Robbins

Mervin Wallace
Character: Peter
Barrington Coleman
Character: Mingo
William B. Johnson
Character: Frazier

Camella Johnson
Character: Strawberry Woman
Colenton Freeman
Character: Nelson / Crabman
Yolanda Grant
Character: Annie

Maureen Brathwaite
Character: Lily
Curtis Watson
Character: Jim
Autris Paige
Character: Undertaker

Linda Thompson
Character: Neighbour
Andrez Harriott
Character: Scipio
Wayne Marshall
Character: Jasbo

Bruce Hubbard
Character: Jake (singing voice)
Harolyn Blackwell
Character: Clara (singing voice)
Johnny Worthy
Character: Robbins (singing voice)

Alan Tilvern
Character: Detective
Ted Maynard
Character: Mr. Archdale
Billy J. Mitchell
Character: Coroner

Ron Travis
Character: Policeman
Steve Agyei
Character: Dancer
Bruce Leader
Character: Dancer

Antonia Adellita
Character: Chorus
Earlene Bentley
Character: Chorus
Alison Buchanan
Character: Chorus

Sheelagh Ferrell
Character: Chorus
Pauline Forrest-Watson
Character: Chorus
Anne Fridal
Character: Chorus

Olive Murray
Character: Chorus
Annabelle Williams
Character: Chorus
Angela Caesar
Character: Chorus

Denise Hector
Character: Chorus
Hyacinth Nicholls
Character: Chorus
Ademilola Oduwole
Character: Chorus

Kay Maria Smith
Character: Chorus
Feliziano Flores
Character: Chorus
Trevor Michael Georges
Character: Chorus

Tarcissius Januel
Character: Chorus
Lloyd Newton
Character: Chorus
Richie Pitts
Character: Chorus

Ismail Taylor-Kamara
Character: Chorus
Ronald Samm
Character: Chorus
Louis De Costa Johnson
Character: Chorus

John Harman
Character: Chorus
Abraham Osuagwu
Character: Chorus
Nigel Roche
Character: Chorus

Marc Summers
Character: Chorus
Ewart James Walters
Character: Chorus


Production and Crew


George Gershwin
Original Music Composer

Chris Townsend
Director of Photography
Simon Rattle
Conductor

Greg Smith
Producer
Richard Price
Executive Producer

Dennis Marks
Executive Producer
Trevor Nunn
Adaptation
Yves Baigneres
Adaptation

Sue Blane
Costume Design
Charles Augins
Choreographer

Trevor Wimlett
Camera Operator
James Day
Camera Operator