THE FIVE HEARTBEATS (WIDESCREEN) [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1991
• Genre: Drama, Music
• Plot: Get ready to be rocked to your soul by THE FIVE HEARTBEATS. This Motown-flavored masterpiece is the story of five young friends drawn together by music. Their dream of success takes them from amateur nights in ghetto clubs to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy.; ; Robert Townsend (HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE) directs and stars in this perfect-pitch production and captures the Motown era of the Sixties at its most soulful and sizzling. Featuring a score by Stanley Clarke and music from the soundtrack album by After 7, Patti LaBelle and The Dells, it's packed with electrifying musical showstoppers, gripping characters and a mesmerizing cast that includes Leon (ALLTHE RIGHT MOVES, COLORS), John Canada Terrell (SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT) and Diahann Carroll (TV's JULIA).
• Cast: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry Lennix, Tico Wells, Diahann Carroll, Harold Nicholas, Tressa Thomas, John Canada Terrell, Chuck Patterson, Hawthorne James, Roy Fegan, Troy Beyer, Carla Brothers, Deborah Lacey, Theresa Randle, John Witherspoon, Anne-Marie Johnson, Lisa Mende, Bobby McGee, Don Barnes, O.L. Duke, Lamont Johnson, Arnold Johnson, Veronica Redd, David McKnight, Phyllis Applegate, Paul Benjamin, Marilyn Coleman, Norma Donaldson, Harris Peet, Kasi Lemmons, Monique Mannen, Suzanne Suter, Gigi Bolden, Kathleen Mitchell, Ron Jaxon, Recoe Walker, Wayne 'Crescendo' Ward, Gregory 'Popeye' Alexander, Bobby Mardis, Jimmy Woodard, Brian Bradley, Michael Conn, Barry Diamond, Carl Edwards, Joey Gaynor, Roger Rose, James Anderson, Fred Asparagus, Randy Harris, Al Simon, Tammy Townsend, Shannon Chambers, Devin C. Huff, Lakisha Luke, Jeannel Phillips White, Kamar Phillips White, Brandon Wright, Christopher Bradley, Aaron J. Galang, Harry Stanback, Tiffanique Webb, Eugene Robert Glazer, Timmie Rogers, Craig Eisner, Tommy Redmond Hicks, David Drummond, Griff Ruggles, Joel Weiss, Regina McLeod, Shanel Cason, Jimmy Jackson, Alexis Johnson, John Pittman, Vincent J. Isaac, Ron Smith, Frank Fontaine, Donnie Simpson, Sam Dobbins, Robin Ray Eller, Eddie Griffin, Michael Peters, Gina Ravera, Keenen Ivory Wayans
• Director: Robert Townsend
• Runtime: 2:02
• Company: 20th Century Fox
• Media Format: Movie