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The Cotton Club   1984             R, 127 min. Genre: Drama / Musical Director: Francis Ford Coppola   Cast: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Nicolas Cage, James Remar, Allen Garfield, Bob Hoskins, Fred Gwynne, Gwen Verdon, Lisa Jane Persky, Maurice Hines, Julian Beck, Novella Nelson, Laurence Fishburne   Set in Harlem during the 1920s' Jazz Age, this film involves intertwining stories set in the midst of music, gangsters, murder, and romance. One of the stories involves Harlem's Cotton Club coronet player Dixie Dwyer (Richard Gere) who saves the life of gangster Dutch Schultz (James Remar), and Dutch returns the favor by inviting Dixie into his life. After going through an uneasy romance with Dutch's girlfriend Vera Cicero (Diane Lane), Dixie moves on to Hollywood and stars in gangster films. Lots of big names add to the fun.    1 User Review User Review Great performances rasmas 03/04/2009     Cast Richard Gere Dixie Dwyer Gregory Hines Sandman Williams Diane Lane Vera Cicero Lonette McKee Lila Rose Oliver Nicolas Cage Vincent Dwyer James Remar Dutch Schultz Allen Garfield Abbadabba Berman Bob Hoskins Owney Madden 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