The Cotton Club (1984)

12/14/1984 (US) • 2h 10m

Crime, Drama

It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death.

Overview

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Gere

Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines

Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane

Vera Cicero

Lonette McKee

Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Owney Madden

James Remar

Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage

Vincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield

Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne

Frenchy Demange


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$58,000,000.00

Revenue

$25,928,721.00

Keywords

jazz

gang war

nightclub

jazz singer or musician

musical

jazz club

mafia

song and dance

mob boss

harlem, new york city

trumpet player

1920s

1930s

mob

hot jazz

race relations

prohibition

tap dancer

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