The Five Heartbeats
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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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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.
DramaMusic
Trailers & More
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.
- Directors
- Robert Townsend
- Producers
- Loretha C. Jones, Robert Townsend
- Cast and Characters
- 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)
- Languages
- English