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The Five Heartbeats
Running Time: 122 min.
MPAA Rating: R
Box Office: / Domestic gross: $8,431,000
Sound By: Dolby
Produced By: / 20th Century Fox
Released: March 29, 1991 (USA)
Release By: 20th Century Fox

Summary:
Loosely based on the life and times of several R&B artists (The Dells, The Temptations, Frankie Lymon, Sam Cooke and others) The Five Heartbeats traces the rise and fall of a popular African-American 1950s singing aggregation. The story is told from ... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Robert Townsend (Duck) Michael Wright (Eddie) Leon (J.T.) Harry J. Lennix (Dresser) All Cast & Crew >> Review: When filming the big-screen adaptation of Dreamgirls (2006), Bill Condon undoubtedly used the Broadway staging of that musical as his template. But he could very well have been using The Five Heartbeats. In fact, Robert Townsend's 1991 labor-of-love, ... Continue >>

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