Porgy and Bess
(DVD)
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by Crescent Media International, [S.D.].
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Richton Park Public Library District - AV Stacks | DVD PORGY | On Shelf |
| Riverside Public Library - Adult AV | DVD PORGY | On Shelf |
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by Crescent Media International, [S.D.].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
08888916018232, 8888916018232
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Based on the Porgy by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward; originally produced for stage by the Theartre Guild.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, George Gershwin; libretto, DuBose Heyward; lyrics, DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin; director of photography, Leon Shamroy; editor, Daniel Mandell.
Participants/Performers
Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, and voices of Robert McFerrin, Adele Addison.
Description
In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina, Bess - a woman with a disreputable history - tries to break free from her brutish lover Crown after he becomes wanted for murder. The only person willing to overlook her past and offer her shelter is the crippled Porgy. Their relationship is threatened by the disapproval of the townspeople, the presence of her old drug supplier Sportin' Life - and the threatened return of Crown.
System Details
DVD.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Preminger, O., Poitier, S., Dandridge, D., Davis, S., Jr., Bailey, P., Peters, B., McFerrin, R., Addison, A., Nash, N. R., Heyward, D., Heyward, D., Gershwin, G., & Goldwyn, S. Porgy and Bess . Distributed by Crescent Media International.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otto. Preminger et al.. Porgy and Bess. Distributed by Crescent Media International.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otto. Preminger et al.. Porgy and Bess Distributed by Crescent Media International.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Preminger, Otto., et al. Porgy and Bess Distributed by Crescent Media International,
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