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The Five Heartbeats
66Pop Score7 of 9 sources
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.
- Director, Writer
- Robert Townsend
- Writer
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Music
- Stanley Clarke
- Cinematography
- Bill Dill
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 29 Mar 1991
- Original language
- English






































