The Cotton Club DVD 1984 / Directed by Francis Ford Coppola / Starring: Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage

UPC 8596978520319

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN CZECH REPUBLIC

AUDIO: English 5.1, Czech 5.1

SUBTITLES: Czech

Total Runtime: 132 minutes 

English Summary:

The Cotton Club is a 1984 American crime-drama film centered on a Harlem jazz club of the 1930s, the Cotton Club. The film was co-written (with William Kennedy) and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, and Lonette McKee. The supporting cast included Bob Hoskins, James Remar, Nicolas Cage, Allen Garfield, Laurence Fishburne, Gwen Verdon and Fred Gwynne.

The film was noted for its over-budget production costs, and took a total of five years to make. Critical reception was mostly positive and The Cotton Club 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. The film, however, also earned a Razzie Award nomination for Diane Lane as Worst Supporting Actress.

Czech Summary:

New York v dobách, kdy mu vládla prohibice. Cotton Club není jen známý jazzový bar v Harlemu, ale také místo, kde se setkávají vlivní šéfové podsvětí. Mladý hudebník Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere) zachrání život jednomu z mafiánů, ale brzy se zaplete do problémů, když se zamiluje do jeho milenky.

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