Cinematic background from The Five Heartbeats 1991 - In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.

The Five Heartbeats

1991

Drama, Music

Directors:
Robert Townsend
Writers:
Robert Townsend, Keenen Ivory Wayans
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Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man and a woman posing for a picture; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person wearing a red jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a yellow shirt is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man standing in front of a crowd of people at an event; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man wearing a green suit and a striped neck tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A black and white photo of a group of men running; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a zebra print jacket holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – Two men hugging each other in front of a wall of pictures; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a yellow shirt is speaking into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a green jacket holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man wearing a suit and tie in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a white suit is talking on a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men standing in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A couple of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man with a microphone in front of a microphone stand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A couple of men standing next to each other wearing hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man hugging another man in a park; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men standing next to each other in suits; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – Two men talking to each other in front of lights; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men standing next to each other on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a hat is sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man and a woman in a black suit and hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man standing in the middle of the street at night; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men standing next to each other on a stage with microphones; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a blue jacket and a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A woman in a black dress and a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a pink jacket holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man's face in a yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of people sitting at a table with food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a suit and tie standing next to a woman in a red dress; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person wearing a suit and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a blue suit and tie holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A crowd of people sitting in front of a stage; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man wearing a suit and tie with a flower in his lapel; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A couple of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men in suits and ties holding hands; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men and women standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a purple and red graduation gown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – Two men talking to each other in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men standing next to each other with a microphone; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man sitting in a chair wearing a white suit and holding a red rose; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person wearing a blue shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man and a woman sing in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man holding a microphone while standing in front of a black background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of young men in blue jackets singing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A woman in a black dress is talking to a man in a black suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a suit and bow tie holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – Two men are talking to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person wearing a yellow and black checkered shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper next to a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A young woman wearing a necklace and a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – Two young men standing next to each other with a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man and a woman singing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A couple of men sitting next to each other at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a yellow jacket is standing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men standing on a stage with microphones; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of young men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a suit and tie in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man wearing glasses and a red sweater looks down at a book on the beach; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of men in shiny shirts are standing in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A couple of men sitting at a table with candles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a brown suit smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A group of people sitting at a table holding wine glasses and toasting; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – Two men are holding microphones in front of each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A couple of men are singing on a stage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Five Heartbeats” (1991), directed by Robert Townsend – A man in a brown jacket smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle