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The Cotton Club

Francis Ford Coppola

1984 • 2h 10m

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

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club Encore (1984)

Cast

Richard Gere

Richard GereRichard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines

Gregory HinesDelbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane

Diane LaneVera Cicero

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKeeLila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Bob HoskinsOwney Madden

James Remar

James RemarDutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas CageVincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield

Allen GarfieldOtto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne

Fred GwynneFrenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon

Gwen VerdonTish Dwyer

Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Jane PerskyFrances Flegenheimer

Maurice HinesClay Williams

Julian Beck

Julian BeckSol Weinstein

Novella Nelson

Novella NelsonMadame St. Clair

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence FishburneBumpy Rhodes

Crew

Robert Evans

Robert EvansProducer

Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford CoppolaScreenplay

Stephen Goldblatt

Stephen GoldblattDirector of Photography

Robert Q. Lovett

Robert Q. LovettEditor

John Barry

John BarryOriginal Music Composer

Milena Canonero

Milena CanoneroCostume Design

David Chapman

David ChapmanArt Direction

Michael Haley

Michael HaleyOther

Henry J. Bronchtein

Henry J. BronchteinSecond Assistant Director

Louis D'Esposito

Louis D'EspositoSecond Assistant Director

Mario Puzo

Mario PuzoStory

Judianna Makovsky

Judianna MakovskyAssistant Costume Designer

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