The Cotton Club (1984) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Cotton Club

Francis Ford Coppola, 1984

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The Cotton Club
James Haskins, 1977

The Cotton Club is a movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1984 and inspired by the book of the same name by James Haskins, first published in 1977. The movie features Richard Gere, Bob Hoskins, Diane Lane, Gregory Hines, Nicolas Cage, Bruce McVittie, and others.

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RATING

6.6

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Cotton Club (Francis Ford Coppola, 1984)

7.7

/ 10

Book Cover: The Cotton Club (James Haskins, 1977)

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Storyline

A musician named Dixie Dwyer begins working with mobsters to advance his career but falls in love with the girlfriend of gangland kingpin Dutch Schultz. A dancer from Dixie’s neighborhood, Sandman Williams, is hired with his brother by The Cotton Club, a jazz club where most of the performers are black and the customers are white.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Cotton Club, the 1984 movie by Francis Ford Coppola

Year

1984

Minutes

127

Movie Rate

6.60

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Cotton Club

Country: USA

Year: 1984

Length: 2h7m

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Cover of The Cotton Club, the 1977 book by James Haskins

Year

1977

Pages

213

Book Rate

7.76

S: Goodreads

Book

The Cotton Club

Country: USA

First published in: 1977

Length: 213 pages

Genre: Non Fiction

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Poster of The Cotton Club, the 1984 movie by Francis Ford Coppola

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Cover of The Cotton Club, the 1977 book by James Haskins

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