The Five Heartbeats
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.
Director: Robert Townsend
Actors: Diahann Carroll, Harold Nicholas, Harry Lennix, Hawthorne James, John Canada Terrell, Leon, Michael Wright, Robert Townsend, Roy Fegan, Tico Wells