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.
Directed byRobert Townsend
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- March 29, 1991
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Robert Townsend
Duck
Michael Wright
Eddie
Leon
J.T.
Harry Lennix
Dresser
Tico Wells
Choirboy
Diahann Carroll
Eleanor Potter
Harold Nicholas
Sarge
John Canada Terrell
Michael 'Flash' Turner
Hawthorne James
Big Red
Roy Fegan
Bird
- Directed by
- Robert Townsend
- Written by
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
Robert Townsend - Produced by
- Robert TownsendLoretha C. Jones
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