![The Cotton Club](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/qigf5fWSH1tw7z424UVKg71UIOS.jpg)
The Cotton Club (1984)
Released:
1984-12-14
Duration:
2hr 9min
Rating 6.5
It was the jazz age. It was an era of elegance and violence. The action was gambling. The stakes were life and death.
Overview
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Production Companies
Totally Independent
![PSO](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200/7uiQEAkpcngVIBiQEkok4G93G5E.png)
PSO
![American Zoetrope](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200/ueaENQkPcy8rlr5fGZVBXKOhlBh.png)
American Zoetrope
Robert Evans Company
Additional Info
Budget | $58,000,000.00 |
---|---|
Revenue | $25,928,721.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 12.531 |
Directed By
Francis Ford Coppola
Crew
Director of Photography
Stephen Goldblatt
Stephen Goldblatt
Screenplay
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Casting
Lois Planco
Lois Planco
Screenplay
William Kennedy
William Kennedy
Editor
Robert Q. Lovett
Robert Q. Lovett
Producer
Robert Evans
Robert Evans
Set Decoration
Leslie Bloom
Leslie Bloom
Original Music Composer
John Barry
John Barry
Editor
Barry Malkin
Barry Malkin
Art Direction
David Chapman
David Chapman
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Art Direction
Gregory Bolton
Gregory Bolton
Casting
Gretchen Rennell
Gretchen Rennell
Production Design
Richard Sylbert
Richard Sylbert
Set Decoration
George Gaines
George Gaines
Costume Design
Milena Canonero
Milena Canonero
Other
Michael Haley
Michael Haley
Sound
David Carroll
David Carroll
Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
First Assistant Camera
David Wagreich
David Wagreich
Key Makeup Artist
Craig Lyman
Craig Lyman
Boom Operator
Nathan Boxer
Nathan Boxer
Post Production Supervisor
Kerry Orent
Kerry Orent
Unit Production Manager
David Golden
David Golden
Unit Production Manager
Margaret B. Hunnewell
Margaret B. Hunnewell
First Assistant Director
Robert V. Girolami
Robert V. Girolami
Still Photographer
Adger W. Cowans
Adger W. Cowans
Continuity
Lynn Lewis Lovett
Lynn Lewis Lovett
Sound Mixer
Jack C. Jacobsen
Jack C. Jacobsen
Stunt Coordinator
Victor Magnotta
Victor Magnotta
Second Unit Director of Photography
Donald Sweeney
Donald Sweeney
Music Editor
Norman Hollyn
Norman Hollyn
Carpenter
Edward Swanson
Edward Swanson
Unit Production Manager
Christopher Cronyn
Christopher Cronyn
Property Master
Jimmy Raitt
Jimmy Raitt
Key Hair Stylist
Lyndell Quiyou
Lyndell Quiyou
Second Assistant Director
Henry J. Bronchtein
Henry J. Bronchtein
Second Assistant Director
Louis D'Esposito
Louis D'Esposito
Camera Operator
Michael Stone
Michael Stone
Story
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Story
William Kennedy
William Kennedy
Story
Mario Puzo
Mario Puzo
Author
Jim Haskins
Jim Haskins
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