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The Five Heartbeats

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.
1991
121 min
7.3
Drama / Music
Genres
Drama / Music
Runtime
121 min
Year
1991
Director
Robert Townsend
Writers
Keenen Ivory Wayans, Robert Townsend
Studio
20th Century Fox

Top Billed Cast

Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend
Duck
Michael Wright
Michael Wright
Eddie
Leon
Leon
J.T.
Harry Lennix
Harry Lennix
Dresser
Tico Wells
Tico Wells
Choirboy
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
Eleanor Potter
Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas
Sarge
John Canada Terrell
John Canada Terrell
Michael 'Flash' Turner
Chuck Patterson
Jimmy Potter
Hawthorne James
Hawthorne James
Big Red

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