Talk:Porgy and Bess (film)

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Gershwin-family blocks any re-release of the movie _Porgy and Bess_?
As far as I've heard the film now is unavailable on VHS or DVD, because the Gershwin-family, unhappy with the movie, bought all rights of it and blocks any new release. If that is true, shouldn't it be mentioned in the article? I'd do it myself, but English is not my native language. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.78.73.185 (talk) 00:19, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

My edits
In addition to the edits I cited in my edit summary, I removed most of the original version of this article because none of the statements in it were referenced, and none of them were supported by either of the two very reliable sources I used as research material. Also, some of it bordered on POV. LiteraryMaven (talk • contrib) 20:32, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

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Crown
The list of actors at the end of the film says: Crown: Gregg Baker.

Gregg Baker is a bass-baritone, I saw him as Amonasro in AIDA at the Frankfurt Opera in the early 80s. This means that not all actors / singers are doubled in the film. Here you see Gregg Baker on a website: and here in the film. There is a mistake in our cast list. Brock Peters as Crown can't be right regarding the movie. Brock Peters only sang the Crown on stage. The Crown in the movie is the bass baritone Gregg Baker. Sciencia58 (talk) 12:31, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Bess
Cynthia Haymon is also an opera singer, soprano. Why should she have been doubled in the film in the role of Bess? Cynthia Haymon operatic sopranos Cynthia Haymon Sciencia58 (talk) 17:19, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Release year of the film
In the credits of the film in minute 3.03.17 it says "P. 1989 Original sound recording. Made by EMI Records Ltd. 1989."

You find the whole film on YouTube with the search keyword: "1935 - Porgy and Bess - Gershwin" with the credits at the end. Sciencia58 (talk) 18:08, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

The film from 1989 lasts 3 hours. I'm beginning to see something. There are two films, an old one and a new one. Then both films must be described correctly under this lemma. Sciencia58 (talk) 18:23, 31 March 2020 (UTC)

Second film
Artists in the second film (1989):

Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Harolyn Blackwell, Damon Evans, Marietta Simpson, Gregg Baker, Bruce Hubbard, Cynthia Clarey, Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle.

All contributors and imprint: Sciencia58 (talk) 05:05, 1 April 2020 (UTC)

Found!
This movie was found yesterday. Amadeus1928 (talk) 02:37, 14 December 2023 (UTC) https://lostmediawiki.com/Announce:Porgy_and_Bess_(1959)_20231212001