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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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novel Porgy by Du Bose Heyward
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gptkbp:awards
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Academy Award nomination for Best Score
BAFTA nomination for Best Film
Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture -Musical or Comedy
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gptkbp:based_on
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Porgy and Bess (opera)
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gptkbp:box_office
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$2 million
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gptkbp:cinematography_by
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Leonard J. South
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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mixed reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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addresses racial issues
celebrates African American music
depicts life in the South
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Otto_Preminger
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
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gptkbp:edited_by
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Warren Low
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gptkbp:features
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African American cast
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:musical
gptkb:drama
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Porgy and Bess (film)
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:musical_theatre
film musicals
subsequent adaptations of the opera
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:jazz_music
African American culture
American opera
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:George_Gershwin
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gptkbp:notable_aspect
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gptkb:original_score
gptkb:character_development
gptkb:historical_context
cultural representation
social commentary
cinematic techniques
cultural impact
thematic depth
visual style
use of operatic elements
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gptkbp:notable_song
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gptkb:Summertime
gptkb:Bess,_You_Is_My_Woman_Now
It Ain't Necessarily So
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:Sam_Spiegel
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gptkbp:released_on
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January 1, 1959
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gptkbp:runtime
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138 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:Nina_Foch
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Catfish_Row
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Dorothy_Dandridge
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lena_Horne
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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