The Five Heartbeats (1991)

Name: The Five Heartbeats
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1991-03-29
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells

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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Released 1991-03-29 · 121 min · Drama, Music

Directed by Robert Townsend

Cast

Robert Townsend as Duck
Michael Wright as Eddie
Leon as J.T.
Harry Lennix as Dresser
Tico Wells as Choirboy
Diahann Carroll as Eleanor Potter
Harold Nicholas as Sarge
John Canada Terrell as Michael 'Flash' Turner
Hawthorne James as Big Red
Roy Fegan as Bird
Troy Byer as Baby Doll
Carla Brothers as Tanya Sawyer
Deborah Lacey as Rose
Theresa Randle as Brenda
John Witherspoon as Wild Rudy