The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

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

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

US

Made in US

6.5/10

1984

Crime
Drama
PSOAmerican Zoetrope

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Cast

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

Charles Young

Charles Young

As Hoofer

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