Porgy and Bess (1959) Katharine Hepburn Hugh Burden

Hugh Burden

and Mae Clarke

age-appropriate fold-wear and a tiny spot of cross-fold separation towards the bottom of the poster

Once restoration is complete

Porgy and Bess (1959) Katharine Hepburn Hugh BurdenThis is an original, linen backed, British quad movie poster from 1962 for the initial, theatrical release of Porgy and Bess starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey and Brock Peters. Otto Preminger directed the classic George Gershwin musical. Like a handful of classic films from the 1950s and 1960s, Porgy and Bess was produced in 70mm Todd AO allowing projection on very large, curved screens in select theaters. Porgy