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    The Five Heartbeats 1991 POSTER

    The Five Heartbeats

    1991

    English

    7.6

    ♡ 6

    39%

    95%

    1960s

    Action

    battle of the bands

    Drama

    Music

    rhythm and blues

    rhythm and blues (r&b)

    Robert Townsend Robert Townsend Director Tico Wells Tico Wells as Choirboy Kasi Lemmons Kasi Lemmons as Cookie Robert Townsend Robert Townsend as Duck Anne-Marie Johnson Anne-Marie Johnson as Sydney Todd
    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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