The Five Heartbeats

Mar 29 1991 R 2h 1m
Drama, Music

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans

Directed by

Robert Townsend

Cast

Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination total

Trailers
The Five Heartbeats - Official Movie Trailer
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