
The Five Heartbeats
19912h 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
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











