The Cotton Club

Where deals were made, lives were traded and the legends of jazz lit up the night.

Duration: 130 min
Release date: 1984-12-14
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Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

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The Cotton Club

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Richard Gere
Richard Gere
as Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer
Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
as Delbert 'Sandman' Williams
Diane Lane
Diane Lane
as Vera Cicero
Lonette McKee
Lonette McKee
as Lila Rose Oliver
Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
as Owney Madden
James Remar
James Remar
as Dutch Schultz
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
as Vincent Dwyer
Allen Garfield
Allen Garfield
as Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne
as Frenchy Demange
Gwen Verdon
Gwen Verdon
as Tish Dwyer
Lisa Jane Persky
Lisa Jane Persky
as Frances Flegenheimer
Maurice Hines
Maurice Hines
as Clay Williams
Julian Beck
Julian Beck
as Sol Weinstein
Novella Nelson
Novella Nelson
as Madame St. Clair
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne
as Bumpy Rhodes
John P. Ryan
John P. Ryan
as Joe Flynn
Tom Waits
Tom Waits
as Irving Stark
Ron Karabatsos
Ron Karabatsos
as Mike Best
Glenn Withrow
Glenn Withrow
as Ed Popke
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey
as Patsy Dwyer
Wynonna Smith
Wynonna Smith
as Winnie Williams
Thelma Carpenter
Thelma Carpenter
as Norma Williams
Charles "Honi" Coles
Charles "Honi" Coles
as Suger Coates
Larry Marshall
Larry Marshall
as Cab Calloway
Joe Dallesandro
Joe Dallesandro
as Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Diane Venora
Diane Venora
as Gloria Swanson
Tucker Smallwood
Tucker Smallwood
as Kid Griffin
Marc Coppola
Marc Coppola
as Ted Husing
Robert Earl Jones
Robert Earl Jones
as Stage Door Joe
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola
as Child in Street
Tracey Ross
Tracey Ross
as Dancer
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles
as Dancer
Ed O'Ross
Ed O'Ross
as Monk
Frederick Downs Jr.
Frederick Downs Jr.
as Sullen Man
Woody Strode
Woody Strode
as Holmes
Bill Graham
Bill Graham
as J.W.
Dayton Allen
Dayton Allen
as Solly
Kim Chan
Kim Chan
as Ling
Ed Rowan
Ed Rowan
as Messiah
Leonard Termo
Leonard Termo
as Danny
Brian Tarantina
Brian Tarantina
as Vince Hood
Bruce MacVittie
Bruce MacVittie
as Vince Hood
James Russo
James Russo
as Vince Hood
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
as Bumpy Hood
Rony Clanton
Rony Clanton
as Caspar Holstein
Damien Leake
Damien Leake
as Bub Jewett
Bill Cobbs
Bill Cobbs
as Big Joe Ison
Joe Lynn
Joe Lynn
as Marcial Flores
Oscar Barnes
Oscar Barnes
as Spanish Henry
Ed Zang
Ed Zang
as Hotel Clerk
Sandra Beall
Sandra Beall
as Myrtle Fay
Zane Mark
Zane Mark
as Duke Ellington
Paul Herman
Paul Herman
as Policeman #1
Randle Mell
Randle Mell
as Policeman #2
Gregory Rozakis
Gregory Rozakis
as Charlie Chaplin
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
Vincent Jerman-Jerosa
as James Cagney
Rosalind Harris
Rosalind Harris
as Fanny Brice
Jackée Harry
Jackée Harry
as Dancer
Sonya Hensley
Sonya Hensley
as Dancer
Valarie Pettiford
Valarie Pettiford
as Dancer
Kimberly Dorsey
Kimberly Dorsey
as Joan Blondell (uncredited)
Anton Evangelista
Anton Evangelista
as Ownie Hood (uncredited)
Nicholas J. Giangiulio
Nicholas J. Giangiulio
as Screen Test Thug (uncredited)
Suzanne Kaaren
Suzanne Kaaren
as The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited)
Robin Karfo
Robin Karfo
as Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited)
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis
as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
Naylon Mitchell
Naylon Mitchell
as Busboy (uncredited)
Ray Negron
Ray Negron
as Waiter (uncredited)
Kirk Taylor
Kirk Taylor
as Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited)
Rick Washburn
Rick Washburn
as Hitman (uncredited)
Linda Gillen
Linda Gillen
as voice (uncredited)
Rima Vetter
Rima Vetter
as Dancer
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