The Cotton Club

Name: The Cotton Club
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1984-12-14
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins

1984·Movie·R·130 min·★ 6.5(443)

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

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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About The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club is a 1984 English-language crime and drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The cast is led by Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane. It has a runtime of 2h 10m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Philo.

The Cotton Club was produced by Totally Independent, PSO, and American Zoetrope and made in United States of America. It was released on December 14, 1984, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $58 million, it went on to gross $26 million worldwide.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: Francis Ford Coppola, William Kennedy, Mario Puzo
Release date: December 14, 1984
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $58 million
Box office: $26 million
Production: Totally Independent, PSO, American Zoetrope

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The Cotton Club cast & crew

The Cotton Club was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and written by Francis Ford Coppola, William Kennedy, and Mario Puzo.

The cast features 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, and James Remar as Dutch Schultz.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by John Barry, cinematography is by Stephen Goldblatt, and it was produced by Robert Evans and Francis Ford Coppola.

Is The Cotton Club worth watching?

The Cotton Club holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 443 ratings, a solidly received crime films.

At 2h 10m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy crime and drama, The Cotton Club is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Cotton Club

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