Paese
Stati Uniti
Data
14 dic 1984
Cert.
R
Dove si facevano accordi, si scambiavano vite e le leggende del jazz illuminavano la notte.
5.0/10

Alla fine degli anni Venti, il Cotton Club è il più famoso locale di New York. Vi si esibiscono cantanti e ballerini negri ma solo ai bianchi è riservato l'accesso. In occasione di un attentato a un boss (Schultz, l'olandese), presente nel locale, un giovane bianco suonatore di cornetta, Dixie, gli salva la vita. Schultz, per sdebitarsi, lo fa assumere al Cotton Club gestito da un altro "boss" (Owney Madden) e lo incarica di fare l'accompagnatore della sua amante Vera Cicero. Dixie e Vera piano piano si innamorano, ma l'ombra dell'olandese incombe.
| Attore | Ruolo |
|---|---|
| Allen Garfield | Otto 'Abbadabba' Berman |
| Fred Gwynne | Frenchy Demange |
| Gwen Verdon | Tish Dwyer |
| Lisa Jane Persky | Frances Flegenheimer |
| Maurice Hines | Clay Williams |
| Julian Beck | Sol Weinstein |
| Novella Nelson | Madame St. Clair |
| Laurence Fishburne | Bumpy Rhodes |
| John P. Ryan | Joe Flynn |
| Tom Waits | Irving Stark |
| Ron Karabatsos | Mike Best |
| Glenn Withrow | Ed Popke |
| Jennifer Grey | Patsy Dwyer |
| Wynonna Smith | Winnie Williams |
| Thelma Carpenter | Norma Williams |
| Charles "Honi" Coles | Suger Coates |
| Larry Marshall | Cab Calloway |
| Joe Dallesandro | Charles 'Lucky' Luciano |
| Diane Venora | Gloria Swanson |
| Tucker Smallwood | Kid Griffin |
| Marc Coppola | Ted Husing |
| Robert Earl Jones | Stage Door Joe |
| Sofia Coppola | Child in Street |
| Tracey Ross | Dancer |
| Mario Van Peebles | Dancer |
| Ed O'Ross | Monk |
| Frederick Downs Jr. | Sullen Man |
| Woody Strode | Holmes |
| Bill Graham | J.W. |
| Dayton Allen | Solly |
| Kim Chan | Ling |
| Ed Rowan | Messiah |
| Leonard Termo | Danny |
| Brian Tarantina | Vince Hood |
| Bruce MacVittie | Vince Hood |
| James Russo | Vince Hood |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Bumpy Hood |
| Rony Clanton | Caspar Holstein |
| Damien Leake | Bub Jewett |
| Bill Cobbs | Big Joe Ison |
| Joe Lynn | Marcial Flores |
| Oscar Barnes | Spanish Henry |
| Ed Zang | Hotel Clerk |
| Sandra Beall | Myrtle Fay |
| Zane Mark | Duke Ellington |
| Paul Herman | Policeman #1 |
| Randle Mell | Policeman #2 |
| Gregory Rozakis | Charlie Chaplin |
| Vincent Jerman-Jerosa | James Cagney |
| Rosalind Harris | Fanny Brice |
| Jackée Harry | Dancer |
| Sonya Hensley | Dancer |
| Valarie Pettiford | Dancer |
| Kimberly Dorsey | Joan Blondell (uncredited) |
| Anton Evangelista | Ownie Hood (uncredited) |
| Nicholas J. Giangiulio | Screen Test Thug (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Kaaren | The Duchess of Park Avenue (uncredited) |
| Robin Karfo | Vera's Sidekick / Banville Club (uncredited) |
| Mark Margolis | Charlie Workman (uncredited) |
| Naylon Mitchell | Busboy (uncredited) |
| Ray Negron | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Kirk Taylor | Cotton Club Waiter (uncredited) |
| Rick Washburn | Hitman (uncredited) |
| Linda Gillen | voice (uncredited) |
| Rima Vetter | Dancer |
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Cotton Club |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Italiano |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Totally Independent, PSO, American Zoetrope, Robert Evans Productions |
| Data di uscita | 14 dicembre 1984 |
| Producer | Robert Evans, Francis Ford Coppola |
| Writer | William Kennedy, Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, Jim Haskins |
| Casting | Lois Planco, Gretchen Rennell |
| Editors | Robert Q. Lovett, Barry Malkin |
| Cinematography | Stephen Goldblatt, Donald Sweeney, Michael Stone, David Wagreich, Adger W. Cowans |
| Asst. Directors | Robert V. Girolami, Henry J. Bronchtein, Louis D'Esposito, Francis Ford Coppola, Lynn Lewis Lovett |
| Add. Directing | Donald Sweeney |
| Camera Operators | Michael Stone, Stephen Goldblatt, Donald Sweeney, David Wagreich, Adger W. Cowans |
| Add. Photography | Stephen Goldblatt, Donald Sweeney, Michael Stone, David Wagreich, Adger W. Cowans |
| Production Design | Richard Sylbert, Gregory Bolton, Leslie Bloom, George Gaines, David Chapman, Jimmy Raitt |
| Art Direction | Gregory Bolton, David Chapman, Richard Sylbert, Leslie Bloom, George Gaines, Jimmy Raitt |
| Set Decoration | Leslie Bloom, George Gaines, Richard Sylbert, Gregory Bolton, David Chapman, Jimmy Raitt |
| Stunts | Victor Magnotta |
| Composer | John Barry, David Carroll, Norman Hollyn, Nathan Boxer, Jack C. Jacobsen |
| Sound | John Barry, David Carroll, Norman Hollyn, Nathan Boxer, Jack C. Jacobsen |
| Costume Design | Milena Canonero, Lyndell Quiyou, Craig Lyman, Judianna Makovsky |
| Makeup | Craig Lyman, Milena Canonero, Lyndell Quiyou, Judianna Makovsky |
| Hairstyling | Lyndell Quiyou, Milena Canonero, Craig Lyman, Judianna Makovsky |
| Budget | 58.000.000 € |
| Incasso | 25.928.721 € |
Paese
Stati Uniti
Data
14 dic 1984
Cert.
R
Paese
Australia
Data
03 gen 1985
Paese
Germania
Data
22 feb 1985
Cert.
18
Nota
Jugendfilm
Paese
Grecia
Data
04 apr 1985
Cert.
16
Paese
Corea del Sud
Data
06 lug 1985
Cert.
18
Paese
Brasile
Data
15 mag 1986
Cert.
16
Nota
IMDB
Paese
Germania
Data
28 gen 2003
Cert.
18
Nota
Studiocanal
Paese
Brasile
Data
19 giu 2001
Cert.
14
Nota
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