The Cotton Club (film)

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Francis Ford Coppola
Screenplay by	William Kennedy; Francis Ford Coppola
Story by	William Kennedy; Francis Ford Coppola; Mario Puzo
Based on	The Cotton Club; by James Haskins
Produced by	Robert Evans
Starring	Richard Gere; Gregory Hines; Diane Lane; Lonette McKee; Bob Hoskins; James Remar; Nicolas Cage; Allen Garfield; Gwen Verdon; Fred Gwynne; Laurence Fishburne;
Cinematography	Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by	Barry Malkin; Robert Q. Lovett
Music by	John Barry
Production; companies	Totally Independent Productions; American Zoetrope; Producers Sales Organization
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date	December 14, 1984 (United States);
Running time	128 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$58 million
Box office	$25.9 million

The Cotton Club is a 1984 American musical crime drama film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on James Haskins' 1977 book of the same name. The story centers on the Cotton Club, a Harlem jazz club in the 1930s. The film stars Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane and Lonette McKee, with Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield, Gwen Verdon, Fred Gwynne and Laurence Fishburne in supporting roles.

The film was noted for going over-budget on its production costs and taking a total of five years to complete. Despite being a disappointment at the box-office, the film received generally positive reviews and was nominated for several awards, including Golden Globes for Best Director and Best Picture (Drama) and Oscars for Best Art Direction (Richard Sylbert, George Gaines) and Best Film Editing.^[2]