The Cotton Club
(1984)
Overview
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Writers
Francis Ford Coppola, William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, William Kennedy, Jim Haskins
Top Billed
Richard Gere
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Top Billed Cast
Crew
Reviews
John Chard
⭐ 7.5/10April 27, 2015
And all - that - jazz!
Far better than its iffy reputation suggests, The Cotton Club is guilty of being stuffed to the gills, but it also contains mighty fine film making that shows craft both behind and in front of the camera.
Set in late 1920s Harlem, the pitch is an area of New York rife with swinging jazz, racism, crooks and gangsters. Prohibition and the depression fill the air just as the talkie movie bursts out of the silver screen. …
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$58,000,000
Revenue
$25,928,721