"Power is measured in enemies."

1997

2h 10m

6.4(219 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

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98 members

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Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Johnson

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Tim Roth

Dutch Schultz

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Vanessa Williams

Francine Hughes

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Andy Garcia

Lucky Luciano

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Cicely Tyson

Stephanie St. Clair

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Chi McBride

Illinois Gordon

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Clarence Williams III

Bub Hewlett

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Richard Bradford

Captain Foley

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William Atherton

Thomas E. Dewey

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Loretta Devine

Pigfoot Mary

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Queen Latifah

Sulie

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Mike Starr

Albert Salke

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Beau Starr

Jules Salke

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Paul Benjamin

Whispers

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Joe Guzaldo

Bo Weinberg

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Ed O'Ross

Lulu Rosenkrantz

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J.W. Smith

Calvin

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Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

Tee-Ninchy

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John Toles-Bey

Vallie

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David Darlow

Johnny 'Figures' DiPalmero

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Steve Pickering

Lucky's Henchman

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Ellis Foster

Undertaker

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Bill Henderson

Mr. Redmond

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Juan Ramírez

Enrique 'Henry' Miro

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Tony Fitzpatrick

Dutch's Driver

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Robert Cornelius

Hobo

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Tab Baker

Willie Brunder

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Joe Van Slyke

Warden

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Daniel Bryant

Hep-Cat Man

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Don James

Piano Man

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Sulanya 'Sue' Conway

Miss Philmore

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Paul Eckstein

Dutch's Thug

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Christian Payton

Jimmy

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Jackie Taylor

Mrs. Andrews

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Dick Gjonola

Owney Madden

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David Nisbet

Man in Cotton Club

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Nancy Nickel

Woman in Cotton Club

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Ted Love

Runner

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Kenya Cagle

Runner

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Jim Saltouros

Lieutenant

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Marc Vann

Dutch's Liquor Henchman

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Cheridah Best

Prostitute

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Colin Bradley Sylvester

Chee Chee

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Iris Lieberman

Female Prison Guard

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Leonard Roberts

Tyrone

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John M. Watson Sr.

Manager of Pool Hall

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Lisa C. Boltauzer

Dancer

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Michael McCary

Osgood

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Erik Kilpatrick

Security Guard

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Demetrice O'Neal

Singer

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Tony Powell

Rent Party Singer

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Kevyn Morrow

Waldo / Church Conductor

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Louis Price

Church Singer

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Vernon Oliver Price

Church Singer

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Laurnea Wilkerson

Cotton Club Singer

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Tony Rich

Duke Ellington

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Kim Adams

Show Girl

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David A. Jansen

Doorman

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Fred Nelson

Sideline Musician

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Robert Keating

Luciano's Mob Boss

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Charles Koysta

Luciano's Mob Boss

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Joe Testa

Luciano's Mob Boss

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Rocky McCord

Luciano's Mob Boss

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Sheridan Bailey

Bamville Club Dancer

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Tiffani Glass

Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer

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Kirby Reed

Bamville Club Dancer

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Elaine McLaurin

Bamville Club Dancer

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Lazette Rayford O'Brien

Bamville Club Dancer

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J. Michael Jones

Bamville Club Dancer / Rent Party Dancer

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Vanessa Truvillion

Bamville Club Dancer

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Le Von Campbell

Bamville Club Dancer

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Ron Wilson

Bamville Club Dancer

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Carrie

Bamville Club Dancer

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Monique S. Young Johnson

Bamville Club Dancer

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Will Gill Jr.

Bamville Club Dancer

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Elana Anderson

Bamville Club Dancer

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James Lacey

Bamville Club Dancer

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J. Todd

Bamville Club Dancer

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Sharon Kimbrough

Bamville Club Dancer

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Darryl Kent Clark

Bamville Club Dancer

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Albert Adams

Bamville Club Dancer

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Sandra Hodge-Hampton

Rent Party Dancer

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Delphine T. Mantz

Rent Party Dancer

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Darryl Manuel

Rent Party Dancer

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Barbara Koval

Cotton Club Dancer

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Chekesha Van Putten

Cotton Club Dancer

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Matagi Booker

Cotton Club Dancer

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Sharon Ferrol-Young

Cotton Club Dancer

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Tammi Cave

Cotton Club Dancer

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Magda Rivera

Cotton Club Dancer

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Ashley Cie Thompson

Cotton Club Dancer

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Donna M. Perkins

Cotton Club Dancer

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Daryl Richardson

Cotton Club Dancer

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Andy-John

Driver (uncredited)

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Joe Caballero

Hector (uncredited)

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Thomas F. Evans

Hotel Resident (uncredited)

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Isley Nicole Melton

Party Girl (uncredited)

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Dominic Paolo Testa

Prostitute Patron (uncredited)

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