Porgy and Bess (1942 film)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Porgy
gptkbp:adaptation film adaptation of an opera
gptkbp:awards Academy Award nominations
Golden Globe nominations
gptkbp:based_on Porgy and Bess (opera)
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Leon_Shamroy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced jazz and popular music
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts African American life
explores social issues
recognized in American cinema history
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Otto_Preminger
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:W._Donn_Hayes
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkb:High_School
romance
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Porgy and Bess (1942 film)
gptkbp:influenced film adaptations of operas
musicals and operas
gptkbp:influenced_by African American culture
Gershwin's experiences in the South
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:Summertime
gptkb:A_Woman_Is_a_Sometime_Thing
gptkb:Bess,_You_Is_My_Woman_Now
gptkb:I_Got_Plenty_o'_Nuttin'
It Ain't Necessarily So
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Otto_Preminger
gptkbp:release_date September 24, 1959
gptkbp:released gptkb:1942
gptkbp:remake gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess_(2019_film)
gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess_(1959_film)
gptkbp:runtime 138 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Du_Bose_Heyward
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Catfish_Row
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Dorothy_Dandridge
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkbp:themes gptkb:Community_Center
poverty
love and loss
race relations