The Cotton Club

Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.

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Richard Gere

Richard 'Dixie' Dwyer

Gregory Hines

Delbert 'Sandman' Williams

Diane Lane

Vera Cicero

Lonette McKee

Lila Rose Oliver

Bob Hoskins

Owney Madden

James Remar

Dutch Schultz

Nicolas Cage

Vincent Dwyer

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

Kim Chan

Ling

Ed Rowan

Messiah

Brian Tarantina

Vince Hood

Bruce MacVittie

Vince Hood

James Russo

Vince 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

Rosalind Harris

Fanny Brice

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

Art

Richard Sylbert

Production Design

Gregory Bolton

Art Direction

Leslie Bloom

Set Decoration

George Gaines

Set Decoration

David Chapman

Art Direction

Jimmy Raitt

Property Master

Camera

Stephen Goldblatt

Director of Photography

Donald Sweeney

Second Unit Director of Photography

Michael Stone

Camera Operator

David Wagreich

First Assistant Camera

Adger W. Cowans

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Milena Canonero

Costume Design

Lyndell Quiyou

Key Hair Stylist

Craig Lyman

Key Makeup Artist

Crew

Kerry Orent

Post Production Supervisor

Edward Swanson

Carpenter

Victor Magnotta

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Robert V. Girolami

First Assistant Director

Henry J. Bronchtein

Second Assistant Director

Louis D'Esposito

Second Assistant Director

Lynn Lewis Lovett

Continuity

Editing

Production

Robert Evans

Producer

Lois Planco

Casting

David Golden

Unit Production Manager

Christopher Cronyn

Unit Production Manager

Margaret B. Hunnewell

Unit Production Manager

Sound

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Norman Hollyn

Music Editor

Nathan Boxer

Boom Operator

Jack C. Jacobsen

Sound Mixer

Art

Richard Sylbert

Production Design

Gregory Bolton

Art Direction

Leslie Bloom

Set Decoration

George Gaines

Set Decoration

David Chapman

Art Direction

Jimmy Raitt

Property Master

Camera

Stephen Goldblatt

Director of Photography

Donald Sweeney

Second Unit Director of Photography

Michael Stone

Camera Operator

David Wagreich

First Assistant Camera

Adger W. Cowans

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Milena Canonero

Costume Design

Lyndell Quiyou

Key Hair Stylist

Craig Lyman

Key Makeup Artist

Crew

Kerry Orent

Post Production Supervisor

Edward Swanson

Carpenter

Victor Magnotta

Stunt Coordinator

Directing

Robert V. Girolami

First Assistant Director

Henry J. Bronchtein

Second Assistant Director

Louis D'Esposito

Second Assistant Director

Lynn Lewis Lovett

Continuity

Editing

Production

Robert Evans

Producer

Lois Planco

Casting

David Golden

Unit Production Manager

Christopher Cronyn

Unit Production Manager

Margaret B. Hunnewell

Unit Production Manager

Sound

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Norman Hollyn

Music Editor

Nathan Boxer

Boom Operator

Jack C. Jacobsen

Sound Mixer