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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 improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation.
- (5K)
- Drama, Music
- Robert Townsend
- 1991-03-29
The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film about a fictional soul group inspired by Motown artists. The film follows the rise and fall of the group, their personal struggles, and their reunion in the 1990s.
The Five Heartbeats. This full-length movie is available on YouTube. Loosely based on the life and times of several R&B artists (The Dells, The Temptations, Frankie Lymon, Sam Cooke and...
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.
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- Robert Townsend
- R
- 8
Five young friends are drawn together by music during the Motown era of the Sixties. Their dream success takes them from amateur nights in the ghetto clubs, to the pinnacle of show business success and personal tragedy.
A movie about the rise and fall of an African American vocal group in the 1960s. Learn about the challenges, successes, and conflicts of the Five Heartbeats, and see the cast, crew, and trivia.
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Coming in on the tail end of a rhythm and blues singing group explosion, The Five Heartbeats (Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells) rise and fall within the space...
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- Drama, Music
- R
