
The Cotton Club
1984 · Movie · R · 130 min · ★ 6.5
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Also known as The Cotton Club Encore
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Details
- Years
- 1984
- Release date
- 1984-12-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (442 votes)
- Box office
- $25,928,721
- Budget
- $58,000,000
Themes
- jazz
- gang war
- nightclub
- jazz singer or musician
- musical
- jazz club
- mafia
- song and dance
- mob boss
- harlem, new york city
- trumpet player
- 1920s
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1985 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1985 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Supporting Actress · 1985 · nominated
Cast & crew

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

James Remar
as Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage
as Vincent Dwyer

Allen Garfield
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman

Fred Gwynne
as Frenchy Demange

Gwen Verdon
as Tish Dwyer
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola