The Five Heartbeats

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Robert Townsend

Duck

Age : 67 | Popularity : 4%

Michael Wright

Eddie

Age : 67 | Popularity : 4%

Leon

J.T.

Age : 62 | Popularity : 13%

Harry Lennix

Dresser

Age : 59 | Popularity : 24%

Tico Wells

Choirboy

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Diahann Carroll

Eleanor Potter

Age : 84 | Popularity : 5%

Harold Nicholas

Sarge

Age : 79 | Popularity : 5%

John Canada Terrell

Michael 'Flash' Turner

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Art	Production Design	Wynn Thomas
	Set Decoration	Susan Raney Samara Schaffer
Sound	Original Music Composer	Stanley Clarke
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Ruth E. Carter
	Costumer	John Lemons
Writing	Writer	Keenen Ivory Wayans Robert Townsend
Camera	Director of Photography	Bill Dill
Directing	Director	Robert Townsend
Production	Producer	Robert Townsend Loretha C. Jones
Department	Role	Name

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