Porgy and Bess (1959 film)
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Porgy and Bess (1959 film) is a musical drama adaptation of George Gershwin's opera, notable for its all-Black cast and its controversial yet historically significant place in American cinema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porgy and Bess (1959 film) canonical | 2 |
| Porgy and Bess (film adaptation score) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Oliver Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Porgy and Bess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor |
DuBose Heyward
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George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | opera ⓘ |
| character |
Bess
NERFINISHED
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Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ Porgy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sportin' Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Irene Sharaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Louis Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCastCharacteristic | predominantly African-American cast ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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film adaptation of an opera ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | notable in American cinema history for its all-Black principal cast ⓘ |
| hasReceptionCharacteristic | controversial depiction of African-American life ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color
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Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bess, You Is My Woman Now
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I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' NERFINISHED ⓘ It Ain't Necessarily So NERFINISHED ⓘ Summertime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Samuel Goldwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Samuel Goldwyn Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1959-06-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 138 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | N. Richard Nash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Catfish Row
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Charleston, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars |
Brock Peters
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Diahann Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorothy Dandridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | DuBose Heyward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wonAward | Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Porgy and Bess (film adaptation score)