Movie
Harlem Nights
Overview
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.
Details
- Release date
- 1989-11-17
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Quick
- Richard Pryor as Sugar Ray
- Redd Foxx as Bennie Wilson
- Danny Aiello as Phil Cantone
- Michael Lerner as Bugsy Calhoune
- Della Reese as Vera
- Berlinda Tolbert as Annie
- Stan Shaw as Jack Jenkins
- Jasmine Guy as Dominique La Rue
- Vic Polizos as Richie Vento
- Lela Rochon as Sunshine
- David Marciano as Tony
Crew
- Eddie Murphy - Director
- Eddie Murphy - Screenplay
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