The Five Heartbeats
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The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film about the rise and struggles of a fictional 1960s R&B vocal group, directed by and starring Robert Townsend.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Five Heartbeats (film score) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | loosely on experiences of The Dells ⓘ |
| castMember |
Chuck Patterson
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Diahann Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry J. Lennix NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawthorne James NERFINISHED ⓘ John Canada Terrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Fegan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tico Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGenreOfMusic |
R&B
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soul music ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Chicago
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Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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drama film ⓘ musical drama ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasFictionalGroup | The Five Heartbeats (group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
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fame ⓘ friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ music business corruption ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Dells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American musicians
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fictional R&B vocal group ⓘ music industry ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Stanley Clarke
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The Dells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | rise and fall of a vocal group ⓘ |
| producer |
Robert Townsend
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Warrington Hudlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 121 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Five Heartbeats (film score)