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The Five Heartbeats
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.
Where to watch The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Robert Townsend as Duck
- Michael Wright as Eddie
- Leon as J.T.
- Harry Lennix as Dresser
- Tico Wells as Choirboy
- Diahann Carroll as Eleanor Potter
- Harold Nicholas as Sarge
- John Canada Terrell as Michael 'Flash' Turner
- Hawthorne James as Big Red
- Roy Fegan as Bird
- Troy Byer as Baby Doll
- Carla Brothers as Tanya Sawyer
Details
- Director
- Robert Townsend
- Released
- March 29, 1991
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.3 / 10 from 75 votes
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