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The Cotton Club

1984

Where crime lords rub elbows with the rich and famous!

Academy AwardTM Nominations
AwardWonNominee(s)
Best Film EditingRobert Q. Lovett, Barry Malkin 
Best Art DirectionGeorge Gaines, Richard Sylbert
Golden GlobeTM Nominations
AwardWonNominee(s)
Best Motion Picture - Drama 
Best Director - Motion PictureFrancis Ford Coppola
Cast
Child in Street Sofia Coppola
Abbadabba Berman Allen Garfield
Bumpy Rhodes Laurence Fishburne
J.W. Bill Graham
Casper Holstein Rony Clanton
Irving Stark Tom Waits
Vera Cicero Diane Lane
Patsy Dwyer Jennifer Grey
Joe Flynn John P. Ryan
Butch Murdock Tom Signorelli
Vince Hood George Cantero
Vincent "Mad Dog" Dwyer Nicolas Cage
Ed Popke Glenn Withrow
Ted Husing Marc Coppola
Holmes Woody Strode
Dixie Dwyer Richard Gere
Sandman Williams Gregory Hines
Lea Rose Oliver Lonette McKee
Owney Madden Bob Hoskins
Arthur "Dutch Schultz" Flegenheimer James Remar
Frenchy Demange Fred Gwynne
Frances Flegenheimer Lisa Jane Persky
Clay Williams Maurice Hines
Sol Weinstein Julian Beck
Madame St. Claire Novella Nelson
Mike Best Ron Karabatsos
Wynonna "Winnie" Williams Wynonna Smith
Norma Williams Thelma Carpenter
Cab Calloway Larry Marshall
Charles "Lucky" Luciano Joe Dallesandro
Monk Ed O'Ross
Sullen Man Frederick Downs Jr.
Gloria Swanson Diane Venora
Kid Griffin Tucker Smallwood
Solly Dayton Allen
Ling Kim Chan
Messiah Ed Rowan
Danny Leonard Termo
Vince Hood Brian Tarantina
Vince Hood Bruce MacVittie
Vince Hood James Russo
Bumpy Hood Giancarlo Esposito
Bumpy Hood Bruce Howard
Bub Jewett Damien Leake
Big Joe Ison Bill Cobbs
Marcial Flores Joe Lynn
Spanish Henry Oscar Barnes
Hotel Clerk Ed Zang
Myrtle Fay Sandra Beall
Duke Ellington Zane Mark
Policeman #1 Paul Herman
Policeman #2 Randle Mell
Trigger Mike Coppola Steve Vignari
Gypsie Susan Mechsner
Charlie Chaplin Gregory Rozakis
Elda Webb Norma Jean Darden
Stage Door Joe Robert Earl Jones
James Cagney Vincent Jerosa
Fanny Brice Rosalind Harris
Tish Dwyer Gwen Verdon
Crew
Director Francis Ford Coppola
Screenwriter Francis Ford Coppola (Story and Script)
  Mario Puzo (Story)
  William Kennedy (Story and Script)
Producer Robert Evans
  Melissa Prophet (Associate Producer)
  Sylvio Tabet (Co-Producer)
  Dyson Lovell (Executive Producer)
  Fred Roos (Co-Producer)
Editor Robert Q. Lovett
  Barry Malkin
Casting Lois Planco
  Gretchen Rennell
Cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt
Original Music John Barry
Art Director David Chapman
  Gregory Bolton
Costume Designer Milena Canonero
Production Designer Richard Sylbert
Set Decorator George Gaines
Sound Tom Bellfort (ADR Editor)
  Marko A. Costanzo (Foley Artist)
  Lee Dichter (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
  Harriet Fidlow (ADR Editor)
  Norman Hollyn (Music Editor)
  Jack C. Jacobsen (Sound Mixer)
  Kevin Lee (Sound Editor)
  Mark Rathaus (Sound Editor)
  Paul Trejo (Sound Editor)
  Edward Beyer (Supervising Sound Editor)
  Maurice Schell (Sound Editor)
  Michael Minkler (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
  Richard Beggs (Supervising Re-Recording Mixer)
  James Austin (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
  Michael Kirchberger (Sound Editor)
  Nathan Boxer (Boom Operator)

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