---
title: 'The Cotton Club (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francis Ford Coppola'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cotton-club-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087089/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cotton Club (1984)

1984 · 121 min · Drama, Music, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Cotton Club is a 1984 American musical 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 1930s Harlem jazz club. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola)
- **Screenplay:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [William Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-kennedy), [Mario Puzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-puzo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-barry)
- **Producer:** [Robert Evans](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-evans)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen Goldblatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-goldblatt)
- **Editor:** [Barry Malkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-malkin)

## Cast

- [Bill Cobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-cobbs)
- [Jennifer Grey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-grey)
- [James Remar](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-remar)
- [Tom Waits](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-waits)
- [Gregory Rozakis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-rozakis)
- [Lonette McKee](https://cinepixo.com/people/lonette-mckee)
- [Lisa Jane Persky](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-jane-persky)
- [John P. Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-p-ryan)
- [Diane Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-lane)
- [Kim Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-chan)
- [Bob Hoskins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hoskins)
- [Nicolas Cage](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-cage) as Vincent Dwyer
- [Jackée Harry](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackee-harry)
- [Paul Herman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-herman)
- [Joe Dallesandro](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dallesandro)

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