The Five Heartbeats

Name: The Five Heartbeats (1991) - Distribution Rights
Brand: Rightika
SKU: project-66265
Availability: LimitedAvailability
Rating: 7.5 (5210 reviews)

(The Five Heartbeats)

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Details

Original Title : The Five Heartbeats

Time : 121 Min

Genre : Drama, Music

Project Type : Movie

Year of release : 1991

Director : Robert Townsend

Writer : Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Producer : Loretha C. Jones, Robert Townsend, Kokayi Ampah

Project State : completed

Origin Country/Region : United States

Original Language : English

About : In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.