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The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club

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.

Genres

CrimeDrama

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$58000000

Revenue

$25928721

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

6.525/10

Release Date

14 December 1984

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane

Diane Lane

Vera Cicero

Lonette McKee

Lonette McKee

Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Owney Madden

James Remar

James Remar

Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Vincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne

Fred Gwynne

Frenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon

Gwen Verdon

Tish Dwyer

Lisa Jane Persky

Lisa Jane Persky

Frances Flegenheimer

Maurice Hines

Maurice Hines

Clay Williams

Julian Beck

Julian Beck

Sol Weinstein

Novella Nelson

Novella Nelson

Madame St. Clair

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Bumpy Rhodes

John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Joe Flynn

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Irving Stark

Ron Karabatsos

Ron Karabatsos

Mike Best

Glenn Withrow

Glenn Withrow

Ed Popke

Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey

Patsy Dwyer

Wynonna Smith

Wynonna Smith

Winnie Williams

Thelma Carpenter

Thelma Carpenter

Norma Williams

Charles "Honi" Coles

Charles "Honi" Coles

Suger Coates

Larry Marshall

Larry Marshall

Cab Calloway

Joe Dallesandro

Joe Dallesandro

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Gloria Swanson

Tucker Smallwood

Tucker Smallwood

Kid Griffin

Marc Coppola

Marc Coppola

Ted Husing

Robert Earl Jones

Robert Earl Jones

Stage Door Joe

Sofia Coppola

Sofia Coppola

Child in Street

Tracey Ross

Tracey Ross

Dancer

Mario Van Peebles

Mario Van Peebles

Dancer

Ed O'Ross

Ed O'Ross

Monk

Frederick Downs Jr.

Frederick Downs Jr.

Sullen Man

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Holmes

Bill Graham

Bill Graham

J.W.

Dayton Allen

Dayton Allen

Solly

Kim Chan

Kim Chan

Ling

Ed Rowan

Ed Rowan

Messiah

Leonard Termo

Leonard Termo

Danny

Brian Tarantina

Brian Tarantina

Vince Hood

Bruce MacVittie

Bruce MacVittie

Vince Hood

James Russo

James Russo

Vince Hood

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Bumpy Hood

Rony Clanton

Rony Clanton

Caspar Holstein

Damien Leake

Damien Leake

Bub Jewett

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Big Joe Ison

Joe Lynn

Joe Lynn

Marcial Flores

Oscar Barnes

Oscar Barnes

Spanish Henry

Ed Zang

Ed Zang

Hotel Clerk

Sandra Beall

Sandra Beall

Myrtle Fay

Zane Mark

Zane Mark

Duke Ellington

Paul Herman

Paul Herman

Policeman #1

Randle Mell

Randle Mell

Policeman #2

Gregory Rozakis

Gregory Rozakis

Charlie Chaplin

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

Vincent Jerman-Jerosa

James Cagney

Rosalind Harris

Rosalind Harris

Fanny Brice

Jackée Harry

Jackée Harry

Dancer

Sonya Hensley

Sonya Hensley

Dancer

Valarie Pettiford

Valarie Pettiford

Dancer

Kimberly Dorsey

Kimberly Dorsey

Joan Blondell (uncredited)

Anton Evangelista

Anton Evangelista

Ownie Hood (uncredited)

Nicholas J. Giangiulio

Nicholas J. Giangiulio

Screen Test Thug (uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren

Suzanne Kaaren

The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)

Robin Karfo

Robin Karfo

Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)

Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Charlie Workman (uncredited)

Naylon Mitchell

Naylon Mitchell

Busboy (uncredited)

Ray Negron

Ray Negron

Waiter (uncredited)

Kirk Taylor

Kirk Taylor

Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)

Rick Washburn

Rick Washburn

Hitman (uncredited)

Linda Gillen

Linda Gillen

voice (uncredited)

Rima Vetter

Rima Vetter

Dancer

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