Porgy and Bess (film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Porgy_and_Bess_(film)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Porgy_(play)
gptkb:Porgy_(novel)
gptkbp:artisticDirector gptkb:Oliver_Smith
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Porgy_and_Bess_(opera)
gptkbp:choreographer gptkb:Herbert_Ross
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Leon_Shamroy
gptkbp:colorProcess gptkb:Technicolor
gptkbp:costume gptkb:Irene_Sharaff
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Otto_Preminger
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Daniel_Mandell
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Porgy and Bess (film)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Costume_Design
Academy Award for Best Sound Recording
gptkbp:notableFor rarely screened due to rights issues
features an all-Black cast
gptkbp:notableSong gptkb:Summertime
gptkb:I_Got_Plenty_o'_Nuttin'
gptkb:It_Ain't_Necessarily_So
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Samuel_Goldwyn
gptkbp:releaseYear 1959
gptkbp:runtime 138 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:N._Richard_Nash
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:Charleston
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Brock_Peters
gptkb:Diahann_Carroll
gptkb:Sammy_Davis_Jr.
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Pearl_Bailey
gptkb:Dorothy_Dandridge
gptkbp:studio gptkb:Samuel_Goldwyn_Productions
gptkbp:won gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Score
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pearl_Bailey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6