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The Five Heartbeats
1991, Mar 29
2h 1m
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.
Directed by
Robert Townsend
Written by
Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans
John Canada Terrell
Michael 'Flash' Turner
Harry Lennix
Dresser
Theresa Randle
Brenda
Keenen Ivory Wayans
O.L. Duke
Monroe
Michael Wright
Eddie
Paul Benjamin
Mr. King
Leon
J.T.
John Witherspoon
Wild Rudy
Kasi Lemmons
Cookie
Hawthorne James
Big Red
Robert Townsend
Duck
Diahann Carroll
Eleanor Potter
Troy Byer
Baby Doll
Phyllis Applegate
Myra Stone
Deborah Lacey
Rose
Roger Rose
The Five Horsemen
Tico Wells
Choirboy
Veronica Redd
Mrs. Matthews
Arnold Johnson
Mr. Matthews
Eugene Robert Glazer
David Green
Bobby McGee
Leon
Norma Donaldson
Mrs. Sawyer
Carla Brothers
Tanya Sawyer
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Pastor Blake
David McKnight
Pastor Stone
Harold Nicholas
Sarge
Chuck Patterson
Jimmy Potter
Roy Fegan
Bird
Timmie Rogers
Buddy Lewis
Donnie Simpson
Donnie Simpson
James Anderson
Big Red's Guys
Monique Mannen
Sandra Tillman
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