Summary: 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. (imdb)

Genres: Drama, Musical

Country: USA

Directed By: Robert Townsend

Written By: Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Starring: Leon, Michael Wright, Troy Beyer, Roy Fegan, Diahann Carroll, John Canada Terrell, Harold Nicholas, Harry Lennix, Deborah Lacey, Tico Wells, Tressa Thomas, Hawthorne James

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