Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
film
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| gptkbp:awards |
BAFTA_nominations
Academy_Award_nominations Golden_Globe_nominations Cannes_Film_Festival_awards |
| gptkbp:basedOn |
Porgy_and_Bess_(opera)
|
| gptkbp:boxOffice |
$2 million
|
| gptkbp:cinematographyBy |
gptkb:Sam_Leavitt
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
mixed reviews
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspired other films
subject of academic studies influenced jazz musicians adapted into various stage productions featured in retrospectives |
| gptkbp:directedBy |
gptkb:Otto_Preminger
|
| gptkbp:distributor |
gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
|
| gptkbp:editedBy |
gptkb:Carl_Lerner
|
| gptkbp:genre |
musical
drama |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Porgy and Bess (film)
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:African_American_cinema
gptkb:American_musical_theater film adaptations of operas cultural_representations_of_African_American_life |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:musicBy |
gptkb:George_Gershwin
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
historical context
character development cultural significance performances cinematic techniques narrative structure audience reception musical score social themes visual style adaptation challenges use of music in storytelling depiction_of_African_American_culture |
| gptkbp:notableSong |
gptkb:Bess,_You_Is_My_Woman_Now
Summertime It Ain't Necessarily So I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' A Woman Is a Sometime Thing |
| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
|
| gptkbp:producedBy |
gptkb:Otto_Preminger
|
| gptkbp:released |
1959
|
| gptkbp:runtime |
138 minutes
|
| gptkbp:screenplayBy |
gptkb:Nina_Foch
|
| gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:Dorothy_Dandridge
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier |