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The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

Drama

Music

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.

Date: 03/29/1991
Rating: 7.3
Cast: 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

Robert Townsend as Duck in The Five Heartbeats Robert Townsend

Michael Wright as Eddie in The Five Heartbeats Michael Wright

Leon as J.T. in The Five Heartbeats Leon

Harry Lennix as Dresser in The Five Heartbeats Harry Lennix

Tico Wells as Choirboy in The Five Heartbeats Tico Wells

Diahann Carroll as Eleanor Potter in The Five Heartbeats Diahann Carroll

Harold Nicholas as Sarge in The Five Heartbeats Harold Nicholas

John Canada Terrell as Michael 'Flash' Turner in The Five Heartbeats John Canada Terrell

Chuck Patterson

Hawthorne James as Big Red in The Five Heartbeats Hawthorne James

Roy Fegan

Troy Byer as Baby Doll in The Five Heartbeats Troy Byer

Carla Brothers as Tanya Sawyer in The Five Heartbeats Carla Brothers

Deborah Lacey as Rose in The Five Heartbeats Deborah Lacey

Theresa Randle as Brenda in The Five Heartbeats Theresa Randle

John Witherspoon as Wild Rudy in The Five Heartbeats John Witherspoon

Bobby McGee as Leon in The Five Heartbeats Bobby McGee

O.L. Duke as Monroe in The Five Heartbeats O.L. Duke

Kasi Lemmons as Cookie in The Five Heartbeats Kasi Lemmons

Eugene Robert Glazer as David Green in The Five Heartbeats Eugene Robert Glazer

Timmie Rogers

Tommy Redmond Hicks as Pastor Blake in The Five Heartbeats Tommy Redmond Hicks

Donnie Simpson

Norma Donaldson

Roger Rose as The Five Horsemen in The Five Heartbeats Roger Rose

James Anderson

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