The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club is a 1984 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on James Haskins' 1977 book of the same name. The story centers on the Cotton Club, a Harlem jazz club in the 1930s. The film stars Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane and Lonette McKee, with Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield, Gwen Verdon, Fred Gwynne and Laurence Fishburne in supporting roles.
Plot
A musician named Dixie Dwyer begins working with mobsters to advance his career but falls in love with Vera Cicero, the girlfriend of Jewish-American organized crime kingpin Dutch Schultz.
Cast
- Allen Garfield
- Bill Cobbs
- Bill Graham
- Bob Hoskins
- Dayton Allen
- Diane Lane
- Diane Venora
- Ed O'Ross
- Fred Gwynne
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Glenn Withrow
- Gregory Hines
- Gregory Rozakis
- Gwen Verdon
- Henry LeTang
- Jackée Harry
- James Remar
- James Russo
- Jennifer Grey
- Jimmy Slyde
- Joe Dallesandro
- John P. Ryan
- Julian Beck
- Kim Chan
- Laurence Fishburne
- Lisa Jane Persky
- Lonette McKee
- Mario Van Peebles
- Mark Margolis
- Nicolas Cage
- Novella Nelson
- Paul Herman
- Richard Gere
- Robert Earl Jones
- Rosalind Harris
- Sofia Coppola
- Thelma Carpenter
- Tom Waits
- Tucker Smallwood
- Valarie Pettiford
- Woody Strode
More details
| author | Francis Ford Coppola Mario Puzo William Kennedy |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Francis Ford Coppola |
| editor | Barry Malkin Robert Q. Lovett |
| genre | crime drama |
| keywords | bos crime boss dutch schultz film star gun moll irish mob jazz club jewish-american organized crime kingpin mobster organized crime owney madden public enemy |
| musicBy | John Barry |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Production Design Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress |
| producer | Robert Evans |
| productionCompany | American Zoetrope Producers Sales Organization |
| publisher | Orion Pictures |
| recordedAt | New York City |
| theme | musical race and ethnicity |