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Navy Motion Picture Service

The Navy Motion Picture Service provides first-run movies at great prices for the entire family. NMPS also provides movies to Liberty centers and support for deployed forces.

The Five Heartbeatsr

For language.

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Release Date:
03/29/1991
Running Time:
121 mins.
Genre:
Drama | Music
Studio:
Fox
Ndvd Ship:
04/26/2021
Ndvd Expire:
02/28/2025
Cast:
Robert Townsend
Michael Wright
Leon
Harry Lennix
Diahann Carroll

Synopsis

In the early 1960's, a quintet of hopeful young African American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improve, turn pro, and rise to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry with it's casual racism and greed while the personal weaknesses of the members threaten to destroy the integrity of the band.

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