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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. - The Cotton Club
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Title: The Cotton Club

Release Date: 14 Dec 1984

Runtime: 2h 9m

Genre: Crime, Drama

Director: Totally Independent, PSO, American Zoetrope, Robert Evans Company

Production Companies: Totally Independent, PSO, American Zoetrope, Robert Evans Company

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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.514 (404 votes)

Cast

  • Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer: Richard Gere
  • Delbert 'Sandman' Williams: Gregory Hines
  • Vera Cicero: Diane Lane
  • Lila Rose Oliver: Lonette McKee
  • Owney Madden: Bob Hoskins
  • Dutch Schultz: James Remar
  • Vincent Dwyer: Nicolas Cage
  • Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman: Allen Garfield
  • Frenchy Demange: Fred Gwynne
  • Tish Dwyer: Gwen Verdon
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