The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

Drama · 1991 · 2h 1m

Movie

7.3/10 · TMDB

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.

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Cast & crew

Robert TownsendDuck
Michael WrightEddie
LeonJ.T.
Harry LennixDresser
Tico WellsChoirboy
Diahann CarrollEleanor Potter
Harold NicholasSarge
John Canada TerrellMichael 'Flash' Turner
Hawthorne JamesBig Red
Roy FeganBird
Troy ByerBaby Doll
Carla BrothersTanya Sawyer
Deborah LaceyRose
Theresa RandleBrenda
John WitherspoonWild Rudy

Information

Release date
29 March 1991
Director
Robert Townsend
Genres
Drama, Music
Runtime
2h 1m
Country of origin
United States

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