Porgy And Bess

• Director: Trevor Nunn
• Genre: Musical
• Movie Type: Film-Opera, Musical Drama
• Themes: Living With Disability, Down on Their Luck, Star-Crossed Lovers
• Release Year: 1993
• Run Time: 184 minutes

Plot

Trevor Nunn's acclaimed 1993 production of Dubose Heyward and Ira Gershwin's classic fable of the tragic love affair between crippled Porgy (Willard White) and beautiful but troubled Bess (Cynthia Haymon) was widely acclaimed as one of the definitive stagings of one of America's best-known operas. Nunn restaged his production for a television adaptation commissioned by the BBC, and this video captures the impressive results. Gregg Baker and Damon Evans highlight the supporting cast, and the London Philharmonic (under the direction of Simon Rattle) provide the musical accompaniment. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Damon Evans; Willard White - Porgy; Gregg Baker; Cynthia Haymon - Bess

Credit

Simon Rattle - Conductor, Trevor Nunn - Director, London Philharmonic Orchestra - Composer (Music Score), DuBose Heyward - Book Author, Ira Gershwin - From Musical by, DuBose Heyward - From Musical by