Cast (15)

Sidney Poitier

Porgy

Dorothy Dandridge

Bess

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sportin' Life

Pearl Bailey

Maria

Brock Peters

Crowne

Diahann Carroll

Clara

Leslie Scott

Jake

Ruth Attaway

Serena Robbins

Claude Akins

Detective

Clarence Muse

Peter

Everdinne Wilson

Annie

Ivan Dixon

Jim

Scatman Crothers

Crabman

Maya Angelou

Dancer

Nichelle Nichols

Dancer

Crew (24)

Otto Preminger

Director

Dorothy Heyward

Theatre Play

DuBose Heyward

Theatre Play

N. Richard Nash

Screenplay

Samuel Goldwyn

Producer

Ken Darby

Original Music Composer

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Daniel Mandell

Editor

Oliver Smith

Production Design

Howard Bristol

Set Decoration

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Fred Lau

Sound Designer

Serge Krizman

Art Direction

Joseph C. Wright

Art Direction

Layne Britton

Makeup Artist

Frank McCoy

Makeup Artist

Hermes Pan

Choreographer

Paul Helmick

Assistant Director

George Gershwin

Songs

Ira Gershwin

Lyricist

George Gershwin

Original Music Composer

Fred Lau

Sound Recordist

Ira Gershwin

Book

DuBose Heyward

Book