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The Cotton Club
2h 9min
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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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Original Title
The Cotton Club
Critics & Audience Score
5.2
Total Votes
408
Release Year
1984
Runtime (Duration)
2h 9min
Production Budget
$58M
Box Office Revenue
$25.9M
Profit / Loss Analysis
-$32.1M
Casting
Actors

Richard Gere
Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines
Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane
Vera Cicero

Lonette McKee
Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins
Owney Madden

James Remar
Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage
Vincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield
Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne
Frenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon
Tish Dwyer

Lisa Jane Persky
Frances Flegenheimer
Maurice Hines
Clay Williams

Julian Beck
Sol Weinstein

Novella Nelson
Madame St. Clair

Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Rhodes

John P. Ryan
Joe Flynn

Tom Waits
Irving Stark

Ron Karabatsos
Mike Best

Glenn Withrow
Ed Popke

Jennifer Grey
Patsy Dwyer

Wynonna Smith
Winnie Williams

Thelma Carpenter
Norma Williams
Charles "Honi" Coles
Suger Coates

Larry Marshall
Cab Calloway

Joe Dallesandro
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Diane Venora
Gloria Swanson

Tucker Smallwood
Kid Griffin

Marc Coppola
Ted Husing

Robert Earl Jones
Stage Door Joe

Sofia Coppola
Child in Street

Tracey Ross
Dancer

Mario Van Peebles
Dancer

Ed O'Ross
Monk
Frederick Downs Jr.
Sullen Man

Woody Strode
Holmes
Bill Graham
J.W.

Dayton Allen
Solly

Kim Chan
Ling
Ed Rowan
Messiah

Leonard Termo
Danny

Brian Tarantina
Vince Hood

Bruce MacVittie
Vince Hood

James Russo
Vince Hood

Giancarlo Esposito
Bumpy Hood
Rony Clanton
Caspar Holstein

Damien Leake
Bub Jewett

Bill Cobbs
Big Joe Ison
Joe Lynn
Marcial Flores
Oscar Barnes
Spanish Henry
Ed Zang
Hotel Clerk

Sandra Beall
Myrtle Fay
Zane Mark
Duke Ellington

Paul Herman
Policeman #1

Randle Mell
Policeman #2
Gregory Rozakis
Charlie Chaplin

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
James Cagney
Rosalind Harris
Fanny Brice

Jackée Harry
Dancer
Sonya Hensley
Dancer

Valarie Pettiford
Dancer

Kimberly Dorsey
Joan Blondell (uncredited)

Anton Evangelista
Ownie Hood (uncredited)

Nicholas J. Giangiulio
Screen Test Thug (uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren
The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)
Robin Karfo
Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)

Mark Margolis
Charlie Workman (uncredited)

Naylon Mitchell
Busboy (uncredited)
Ray Negron
Waiter (uncredited)

Kirk Taylor
Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)

Rick Washburn
Hitman (uncredited)

Linda Gillen
voice (uncredited)
Crew

Francis Ford Coppola
DIRECTOR

John Barry
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Francis Ford Coppola
SCREENPLAY
William Kennedy
SCREENPLAY

Robert Evans
PRODUCER

Francis Ford Coppola
PRODUCER

Stephen Goldblatt
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Leslie Bloom
SET DECORATION

Robert Q. Lovett
EDITOR
Richard Sylbert
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Gretchen Rennell
CASTING
Gregory Bolton
ART DIRECTION
Lois Planco
CASTING
George Gaines
SET DECORATION
Barry Malkin
EDITOR

Milena Canonero
COSTUME DESIGN

David Chapman
ART DIRECTION

Michael Haley
OTHER
David Carroll
SOUND
Jack C. Jacobsen
SOUND MIXER
Henry J. Bronchtein
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jimmy Raitt
PROPERTY MASTER
Victor Magnotta
STUNT COORDINATOR
Nathan Boxer
BOOM OPERATOR
Adger W. Cowans
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Norman Hollyn
MUSIC EDITOR
Edward Swanson
CARPENTER
Kerry Orent
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Louis D'Esposito
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Margaret B. Hunnewell
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Robert V. Girolami
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
David Golden
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Michael Stone
CAMERA OPERATOR
Christopher Cronyn
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Donald Sweeney
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
David Wagreich
FIRST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Lynn Lewis Lovett
CONTINUITY
Lyndell Quiyou
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Craig Lyman
KEY MAKEUP ARTIST

Francis Ford Coppola
STORY

Mario Puzo
STORY
William Kennedy
STORY
Jim Haskins
AUTHOR