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The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Directed by Robert Townsend
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.
Rated R | Length 121 minutes
Actors
Robert Townsend | Michael Wright | Leon | Harry Lennix | Tico Wells | Diahann Carroll | Harold Nicholas | John Canada Terrell | Chuck Patterson | Hawthorne James | Roy Fegan | Troy Byer | Carla Brothers | Deborah Lacey | Theresa Randle | John Witherspoon | Bobby McGee | O.L. Duke | Kasi Lemmons | Eugene Robert Glazer | Timmie Rogers | Tommy Redmond Hicks | Donnie Simpson | Norma Donaldson | Roger Rose | James Anderson