The Five Heartbeats

1991Rated7.22h 1mDrama, 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.

Starring: Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon

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Cast

  • Robert TownsendDuck
  • Michael WrightEddie
  • LeonJ.T.
  • Harry LennixDresser
  • Tico WellsChoirboy
  • Diahann CarrollEleanor Potter
  • Harold NicholasSarge
  • John Canada TerrellMichael 'Flash' Turner
  • Hawthorne JamesBig Red
  • Roy FeganBird

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