The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats
1991DramaMusic121 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 ... read more

  • Robert Townsend

    Director

  • Keenen Ivory Wayans

    Writer

  • Robert Townsend

    Writer

  • Bill Dill

    Director of Photography

  • 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

  • Roy Fegan

    Bird

  • Theresa Randle

    Brenda

  • Troy Byer

    Baby Doll

    • Runtime

    121 minutes

    Released

    1991-03-29

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    20th Century Fox

    Sound

  • Stanley Clarke

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    669 days ago

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