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The Five Heartbeats

The Five Heartbeats

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Drama   Music
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1991-03-29
⌚ Running Time: 121 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.32

Beloved Cast

Robert Townsend original image
Duck
Robert Townsend
Michael Wright original image
Eddie
Michael Wright
Leon original image
J.T.
Leon
Harry Lennix original image
Dresser
Harry Lennix
Tico Wells original image
Choirboy
Tico Wells
Diahann Carroll original image
Eleanor Potter
Diahann Carroll
Harold Nicholas original image
Sarge
Harold Nicholas
John Canada Terrell original image
Michael 'Flash' Turner
John Canada Terrell
Chuck Patterson original image
Jimmy Potter
Chuck Patterson
Hawthorne James original image
Big Red
Hawthorne James
Roy Fegan original image
Bird
Roy Fegan
Troy Byer original image
Baby Doll
Troy Byer
Carla Brothers original image
Tanya Sawyer
Carla Brothers
Deborah Lacey original image
Rose
Deborah Lacey
Theresa Randle original image
Brenda
Theresa Randle
John Witherspoon original image
Wild Rudy
John Witherspoon
Bobby McGee original image
Leon
Bobby McGee
O.L. Duke original image
Monroe
O.L. Duke
Kasi Lemmons original image
Cookie
Kasi Lemmons
Eugene Robert Glazer original image
David Green
Eugene Robert Glazer
Timmie Rogers original image
Buddy Lewis
Timmie Rogers
Tommy Redmond Hicks original image
Pastor Blake
Tommy Redmond Hicks
Donnie Simpson original image
Donnie Simpson
Donnie Simpson
Norma Donaldson original image
Mrs. Sawyer
Norma Donaldson
Roger Rose original image
The Five Horsemen
Roger Rose
James Anderson original image
Big Red's Guys
James Anderson

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