Movie
The Five Heartbeats
Overview
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-03-29
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 20th Century Fox
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Townsend as Duck
- Michael Wright as Eddie
- Leon as J.T.
- Harry Lennix as Dresser
- Tico Wells as Choirboy
- Diahann Carroll as Eleanor Potter
- Harold Nicholas as Sarge
- John Canada Terrell as Michael 'Flash' Turner
- Chuck Patterson as Jimmy Potter
- Hawthorne James as Big Red
- Roy Fegan as Bird
- Troy Byer as Baby Doll
Crew
- Robert Townsend - Director
- Keenen Ivory Wayans - Writer
- Robert Townsend - Writer
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