The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club (1984)

14/12/1984
Crime, Drama
2h 10m

Where deals were made, lives were traded and the legends of jazz lit up the night.

Overview

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

  • Francis Ford CoppolaDirector, Screenplay
  • William KennedyScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $58,000,000

  • Revenue

    $25,928,721

Keywords

  • jazz
  • gang war
  • nightclub
  • jazz singer or musician
  • musical
  • jazz club
  • mafia
  • song and dance
  • mob boss
  • harlem, new york city
  • trumpet player
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • mob
  • hot jazz
  • race relations
  • prohibition

Top Billed Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Vera Cicero

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Owney Madden

James Remar

James Remar

Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Vincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Frenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon

Gwen Verdon

Tish Dwyer

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