The Five Heartbeats (1991)2h01
Drama · Music
Director Robert Townsend (6.5 avg)
Also directed Eddie Murphy Raw, The Meteor Man, Hollywood Shuffle, and 24 more
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.
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Cast
Robert Townsend
Michael Wright
Leon
Harry Lennix
Tico Wells
Diahann Carroll
Harold Nicholas
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