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Mar 29, 1991 · A 1991 drama music film directed by Robert Townsend, starring himself and other actors. It depicts the rise and fall of a fictional R&B group inspired by real-life acts like The Temptations and The Dells.
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- Drama, Music
- Robert Townsend
- 1991-03-29
The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend, who co-wrote the script with Keenen Ivory Wayans. Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film's main cast includes Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas, and Diahann Carroll. [1]
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 r...
A fictional biopic of a 1960s R&B singing group, starring and directed by Robert Townsend. Critics are mixed, but audiences love the music and the story, giving it a high score of 95%.
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- Robert Townsend
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- Robert Townsend
Five young friends are drawn together by music during the Motown era of the Sixties. Their dream success takes them from amateur nights in the ghetto clubs, to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy.
Mar 29, 1991 · Robert Townsend directs and stars in this film about a fictional black rock group inspired by the Dells and the Temptations. The movie follows their rise to fame and the challenges they face as individuals and as a group.
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.
