The Five Heartbeats (1991)

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.

year:1991

actor:Robert TownsendMichael WrightLeon

director:Robert Townsend

writer:Robert TownsendKeenen Ivory Wayans

genre:DramaMusic

country:USA

language:English

Duration:2h 1min

Release:29 March 1991

IMDb:7.6