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The Cotton Club

- It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death.

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

Release Date : 1984-12-14

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Totally IndependentPSOAmerican ZoetropeRobert Evans Company

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Cotton Club Encore

Cast

Richard Gere

Character Name : Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Original Name : Richard Gere

Gender : Male

Gregory Hines

Character Name : Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Original Name : Gregory Hines

Gender : Male

Diane Lane

Character Name : Vera Cicero

Original Name : Diane Lane

Gender : Female

Lonette McKee

Character Name : Lila Rose Oliver

Original Name : Lonette McKee

Gender : Female

Bob Hoskins

Character Name : Owney Madden

Original Name : Bob Hoskins

Gender : Male

James Remar

Character Name : Dutch Schultz

Original Name : James Remar

Gender : Male

Nicolas Cage

Character Name : Vincent Dwyer

Original Name : Nicolas Cage

Gender : Male

Allen Garfield

Character Name : Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Original Name : Allen Garfield

Gender : Male

Fred Gwynne

Character Name : Frenchy Demange

Original Name : Fred Gwynne

Gender : Male

Gwen Verdon

Character Name : Tish Dwyer

Original Name : Gwen Verdon

Gender : Female

Lisa Jane Persky

Character Name : Frances Flegenheimer

Original Name : Lisa Jane Persky

Gender : Female

Maurice Hines

Character Name : Clay Williams

Original Name : Maurice Hines

Gender : Male

Julian Beck

Character Name : Sol Weinstein

Original Name : Julian Beck

Gender : Male

Novella Nelson

Character Name : Madame St. Clair

Original Name : Novella Nelson

Gender : Female

Laurence Fishburne

Character Name : Bumpy Rhodes

Original Name : Laurence Fishburne

Gender : Male

John P. Ryan

Character Name : Joe Flynn

Original Name : John P. Ryan

Gender : Male

Tom Waits

Character Name : Irving Stark

Original Name : Tom Waits

Gender : Male

Ron Karabatsos

Character Name : Mike Best

Original Name : Ron Karabatsos

Gender : Male

Glenn Withrow

Character Name : Ed Popke

Original Name : Glenn Withrow

Gender : Male

Jennifer Grey

Character Name : Patsy Dwyer

Original Name : Jennifer Grey

Gender : Female

Wynonna Smith

Character Name : Winnie Williams

Original Name : Wynonna Smith

Gender : Male

Thelma Carpenter

Character Name : Norma Williams

Original Name : Thelma Carpenter

Gender : Female

Charles 'Honi' Coles

Character Name : Suger Coates

Original Name : Charles 'Honi' Coles

Gender : Male

Larry Marshall

Character Name : Cab Calloway

Original Name : Larry Marshall

Gender : Male

Joe Dallesandro

Character Name : Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Original Name : Joe Dallesandro

Gender : Male

Diane Venora

Character Name : Gloria Swanson

Original Name : Diane Venora

Gender : Female

Tucker Smallwood

Character Name : Kid Griffin

Original Name : Tucker Smallwood

Gender : Male

Marc Coppola

Character Name : Ted Husing

Original Name : Marc Coppola

Gender : Male

Robert Earl Jones

Character Name : Stage Door Joe

Original Name : Robert Earl Jones

Gender : Male

Sofia Coppola

Character Name : Child in Street

Original Name : Sofia Coppola

Gender : Female

Tracey Ross

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Tracey Ross

Gender : Female

Mario Van Peebles

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Mario Van Peebles

Gender : Male

Ed O'Ross

Character Name : Monk

Original Name : Ed O'Ross

Gender : Male

Frederick Downs Jr.

Character Name : Sullen Man

Original Name : Frederick Downs Jr.

Gender : Male

Woody Strode

Character Name : Holmes

Original Name : Woody Strode

Gender : Male

Bill Graham

Character Name : J.W.

Original Name : Bill Graham

Gender : Male

Dayton Allen

Character Name : Solly

Original Name : Dayton Allen

Gender : Male

Kim Chan

Character Name : Ling

Original Name : Kim Chan

Gender : Male

Ed Rowan

Character Name : Messiah

Original Name : Ed Rowan

Gender : Male

Leonard Termo

Character Name : Danny

Original Name : Leonard Termo

Gender : Male

Brian Tarantina

Character Name : Vince Hood

Original Name : Brian Tarantina

Gender : Male

Bruce MacVittie

Character Name : Vince Hood

Original Name : Bruce MacVittie

Gender : Male

James Russo

Character Name : Vince Hood

Original Name : James Russo

Gender : Male

Giancarlo Esposito

Character Name : Bumpy Hood

Original Name : Giancarlo Esposito

Gender : Male

Rony Clanton

Character Name : Caspar Holstein

Original Name : Rony Clanton

Gender : Male

Damien Leake

Character Name : Bub Jewett

Original Name : Damien Leake

Gender : Male

Bill Cobbs

Character Name : Big Joe Ison

Original Name : Bill Cobbs

Gender : Male

Joe Lynn

Character Name : Marcial Flores

Original Name : Joe Lynn

Gender : Male

Oscar Barnes

Character Name : Spanish Henry

Original Name : Oscar Barnes

Gender : Male

Ed Zang

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Ed Zang

Gender : Male

Sandra Beall

Character Name : Myrtle Fay

Original Name : Sandra Beall

Gender : Female

Zane Mark

Character Name : Duke Ellington

Original Name : Zane Mark

Gender : Male

Paul Herman

Character Name : Policeman #1

Original Name : Paul Herman

Gender : Male

Randle Mell

Character Name : Policeman #2

Original Name : Randle Mell

Gender : Male

Gregory Rozakis

Character Name : Charlie Chaplin

Original Name : Gregory Rozakis

Gender : Male

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Character Name : James Cagney

Original Name : Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Gender : Male

Rosalind Harris

Character Name : Fanny Brice

Original Name : Rosalind Harris

Gender : Female

Jackée Harry

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Jackée Harry

Gender : Female

Sonya Hensley

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sonya Hensley

Gender : Female

Valarie Pettiford

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Valarie Pettiford

Gender : Female

Kimberly Dorsey

Character Name : Joan Blondell (uncredited)

Original Name : Kimberly Dorsey

Gender : Female

Anton Evangelista

Character Name : Ownie Hood (uncredited)

Original Name : Anton Evangelista

Gender : Male

Nicholas J. Giangiulio

Character Name : Screen Test Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Nicholas J. Giangiulio

Gender : Male

Suzanne Kaaren

Character Name : The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)

Original Name : Suzanne Kaaren

Gender : Female

Robin Karfo

Character Name : Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)

Original Name : Robin Karfo

Gender : Female

Mark Margolis

Character Name : Charlie Workman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Margolis

Gender : Male

Naylon Mitchell

Character Name : Busboy (uncredited)

Original Name : Naylon Mitchell

Gender : Male

Ray Negron

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Negron

Gender : Male

Kirk Taylor

Character Name : Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Kirk Taylor

Gender : Male

Rick Washburn

Character Name : Hitman (uncredited)

Original Name : Rick Washburn

Gender : Male

Linda Gillen

Character Name : voice (uncredited)

Original Name : Linda Gillen

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

And all - that - jazz! Far better than its iffy reputation suggests, The Cotton Club is guilty of being stuffed to the gills, but it also contains mighty fine film making that shows craft both behind and in front of the camera. Set in late 1920s Harlem, the pitch is an area of New York rife with swinging jazz, racism, crooks and gangsters. Prohibition and the depression fill the air just as the talkie movie bursts out of the silver screen. The Cotton Club of the title is the focal point for many of the key character's lives, so Francis Coppola, who stepped in at the eleventh hour of the troubled production, has many threads to juggle. He drops the odd one, but never to the detriment of the verve and swagger of the pic. Violence comes and goes, song and dance often dazzles the eyes and ears, and a cast of hundreds induces that good old game of spot the stars - past, present and future. The narrative has strength via the observations of a major part of America in great transition, with the art design ops and tech crew beavers aiding him considerably via some superb period flavourings There is no getting away from the slightness of some character strands, the director and co choosing to insert another, all be it delightful, dance or song number to fill the void, but the core of the story remains strong throughout. The underworld always looms large, the seedy side of the era pulses away continuously, while the cast enjoy the dressage and frontage of a key time in America's history. Flaws for sure but made with skill and passion and it never bores. Bravo! 7.5/10