directed by: Francis Ford Coppola, year: 1984
actors: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane

The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime drama film centered around the famous Harlem jazz club during the 1930s. The story follows the intersecting lives of a young musician and a mobster, showcasing the music, gang violence, and racial tensions of the time.

Jazz, Gangsters, Prohibition, Racial Tensions, Nightlife