

The Cotton Club
1984-12-14 · 130 min · ★ 6.5
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
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Production details
- Directors
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Production companies
- Totally Independent, PSO, American Zoetrope, Robert Evans Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 58,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 25,928,721
Top Cast
Richard GereRichard 'Dixie' Dwyer
Gregory HinesDelbert 'Sandman' Williams
Diane LaneVera Cicero
Lonette McKeeLila Rose Oliver
Bob HoskinsOwney Madden
James RemarDutch Schultz
Nicolas CageVincent Dwyer
Allen GarfieldOtto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Fred GwynneFrenchy Demange
Gwen VerdonTish Dwyer
Lisa Jane PerskyFrances Flegenheimer
Julian BeckSol Weinstein
Novella NelsonMadame St. Clair
Laurence FishburneBumpy Rhodes
John P. RyanJoe Flynn
Tom WaitsIrving Stark
Ron KarabatsosMike Best
Glenn WithrowEd Popke
Jennifer GreyPatsy DwyerTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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