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The Five Heartbeats

73 %|Mar 29, 1991|Drama, Music

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.

Featured Crew

Keenen Ivory Wayans
Writer
Robert Townsend
Director
Robert Townsend
Writer
John Lemons
Costumer
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Bill Dill
Director of Photography
Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Stanley Clarke
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Leon
J.T.
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Tico Wells
Choirboy
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Diahann Carroll
Eleanor Potter
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John Canada Terrell
Michael 'Flash' Turner
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Chuck Patterson
Jimmy Potter
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Troy Byer
Baby Doll
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Carla Brothers
Tanya Sawyer
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O.L. Duke
Monroe
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Timmie Rogers
Buddy Lewis
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Donnie Simpson
Donnie Simpson
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Norma Donaldson
Mrs. Sawyer
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Roger Rose
The Five Horsemen
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James Anderson
Big Red's Guys