The Five Heartbeats
67 reviews
Drama/Music
2h 1m
1991
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,...
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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.
- DirectorRobert Townsend
- Release29 March 1991
- Genre
- Duration2h 1m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate67 reviews
- Productions
20th Century Fox
Cast

Robert Townsend
Duck

Michael Wright
Eddie

Leon
J.T.

Harry Lennix
Dresser

Tico Wells
Choirboy

Diahann Carroll
Eleanor Potter

Harold Nicholas
Sarge

John Canada Terrell
Michael 'Flash' Turner

Hawthorne James
Big Red

Troy Byer
Baby Doll

Carla Brothers
Tanya Sawyer

Deborah Lacey
Rose

Theresa Randle
Brenda

John Witherspoon
Wild Rudy

Bobby McGee
Leon

O.L. Duke
Monroe

Kasi Lemmons
Cookie

Eugene Robert Glazer
David Green

Tommy Redmond Hicks
Pastor Blake

Roger Rose
The Five Horsemen
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