Film
The Cotton Club (1984)
Where deals were made, lives were traded and the legends of jazz lit up the night.
Crime, Drama· Directed by Francis Ford Coppola· 130 min
Overview
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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- It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death.
- Where crime lords rub elbows with the rich and famous!
- Welcome to The Cotton Club. Where Crime Lords rub elbows with the rich and famous. Where deals are made, lives are traded. And the legends of jazz light up the night.
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Connections
Top billing
- Richard Gere as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer
- Gregory Hines as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
- Diane Lane as Vera Cicero
- Lonette McKee as Lila Rose Oliver
- Bob Hoskins as Owney Madden