Porgy and Bess (1959)

Ceremony Year: 1960Category: Best CinematographyReleased: 1959

Nominated Talent & Credits

Leon Shamroy— Leon Shamroy

Synopsis / Overview

In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.

Historical Academy Record

CINEMATOGRAPHY (Color) — 32nd Academy Awards (1960)

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