Porgy and Bess
1993 · 184 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 168 VOTES · DIR. Trevor Nunn
Overview
The story of a disabled beggar in Charleston,S.C. who falls in love with a prostitute, this is the first filmed version of Gershwin's opera which uses Gershwin's own orchestrations and practically all of the music, with only one major cut.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,254 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:06 Da-doo-da
00:13:44 Ol' man seven come down from heaven!
00:20:07 Porgy ain't soft on no woman
00:26:50 I shoots like that
00:33:48 Well, get this: whoever he is, he's temporary
00:42:18 De Lawd will provide a grave for his chillen
00:46:35 Come on, get the old man in the wagon
00:55:16 'Cause we're leavin' today
01:03:54 I tell you dat cripple's happy now - Happy!
01:08:54 One dollar. Dat is, if there ain' no complications
01:14:10 Thank you, boss. Gawd bless you, boss. Bless you, bless you!
01:21:30 Porgy, I's yo' woman now - Bess, you is my woman
01:29:29 I ain't got no shame doin' what I like to do!
01:37:16 Oh, I got plenty to eat, bird egg, oyster an' such
01:43:29 You ain't goin' nowhere!
01:52:16 All right now, Porgy, Doctor Jesus done take de case
02:01:09 It's goin' to be like dyin', Porgy, deep inside me
02:11:22 Wid Daddy an' Mammy standin' by
02:17:21 Say, de Jim-crow's leavin' an' you don' need no ticket
02:28:42 Den de cops comes in an' takes de leavin's
02:38:43 I got to go an' look, look at Crown's face?
02:45:07 Come wid me, dat's where we belong
02:53:33 Here, hold on, let me see dat chile
03:03:24 Subtitles: Screentext Jonathan Burton
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,254
Dialogue density6.8 lines / min
First line00:02:06
Final line03:03:24
Production Record
DirectorTrevor Nunn
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes168