The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats is a 1991 musical drama film directed by Robert Townsend, who co-wrote the script with Keenen Ivory Wayans.
Produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, the film's main cast includes Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry J. Lennix, Tico Wells, Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers, and Diahann Carroll.
The plot of the film( which is loosely based on the lives of several artists: The Dells, The Temptations, Four Tops, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Frankie Lymon, Sam Cooke and others) follows the three decade career of the rhythm and blues vocal group
The Five Heartbeats.
The film depicts the rise and fall of a Motown inspired soul act through the eyes of one of the Heartbeats, Donald" Duck" Matthews.
The film was released to most North American audiences on March 29, 1991 however it was not made available to audiences in other continents until 2002 when a DVD was released prior to another DVD release in 2006 for the film's 15th anniversary.
The movie received mixed reviews from critics.
The Fabulous Senorita
The Fabulous Senorita is a 1952 American musical comedy film directed by R.G. Springsteen and starring Estelita Rodriguez, Robert Clarke and Nestor Paiva.
The film came at the tail- end of a cycle of Latin American- themed films, through it did introduce a new star Rita Moreno.
Hawthorne James
Hawthorne James is an African- American actor and director, known for his role as Big Red Davis in the 1991 film" The Five Heartbeats".
He is also known for his role as Sam, the injured bus driver, in" Speed" and for films and television series such as" Seven NYPD Blue" and guest- starring on" Frasier" as Bill in the season one episode" Miracle on Third or Fourth Street".
He was born James Hawthorne in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Robert Hawthorne and A. M. Alene.
He earned a bachelor's degree in Theater from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree from the University of Michigan, and taught Theater at Illinois State University.
James was responsible for his appearance in the funeral scene of Jimmy Potter in" The Five Heartbeats", which he based on a scene Shakespeare's" Richard III'.
The Night of Nights
The Night of Nights is a 1939 black- and- white drama film written by Donald Ogden Stewart and directed by Lewis Milestone for Paramount Pictures that starred Pat O' Brien, Olympe Bradna, and Roland Young.
The film received positive contemporary reviews from publications such as" The New York Times".
Director Milestone went on to other successful productions after the film came out, including" Ocean's 11" and" Pork Chop Hill".
The movie has no relation to the use of the phrase" Night of Nights" for the night of the Academy Awards ceremony, the album by musical group
The Seekers, or the Touhou Project song.
Operation Leopard
La légion saute sur Kolwezi also known as" Operation Leopard" is a French war film directed by Raoul Coutard filmed in French Guiana.
The script is based on the true story of the Battle of Kolwezi that happened in 1978.
It was diligently described in a book of the same name by former 1 REP Captain Pierre Sergent.
He published his book in 1979; the film came out in 1980.
Raoul Coutard shot the film in a documentary style.
Michael Wright (actor)
Michael Wright( born April 30, 1956) is an American film and television actor, who is best known for his role as Eddie King Jr., in the 1991 Robert Townsend film" The Five Heartbeats".
Bloody Mallory
Bloody Mallory is a 2002 film directed by Julien Magnat at his directorial debut, and written by Magnat and Stéphane Kazandjian.
The film stars Olivia Bonamy, Adrià Collado, Jeffrey Ribier, Laurent Spielvogel, Valentina Vargas, Julien Boisselier, and Thylda Barès.
The film's score was composed by Kenji Kawai.
The film itself is a mix of horror, action, and comedy in a style highly reminiscent of American television shows such as" Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and".
Robert Townsend (actor)
Robert Townsend( born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer.
Townsend is best known for directing the films" Hollywood Shuffle"( 1987)," Eddie Murphy Raw"( 1987)," The Meteor Man"( 1993)," The Five Heartbeats"( 1991) and various other films and stand- up specials.
He is especially known for his eponymous self- titled character, Robert Peterson as the starring role as on The WB sitcom" The Parent' Hood"( 1995 – 1999), a series which he created and of which directed select episodes.
Townsend is also known for his role as Donald" Duck" Matthews in his 1991 film" The Five Heartbeats."
He later wrote, directed and produced Making The Five Heartbeats( 2018), a documentary film about the production process and behind the scenes insight into creating the film.
Townsend is also known for his production company Townsend Entertainment which has produced films" Playin' for LoveIn the Hive" and more.
During the 1980s and early – 1990s, Townsend gained national exposure through his stand- up comedy routines and appearances on" The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson".
Townsend has worked with talent including Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Chris Tucker, Beyoncé, Denzel Washington and many more.
Julien Magnat
Julien Magnat is a film and television screenwriter and director.
He is best known for" Bloody Mallory"( 2002) and" Faces In The Crowd"( 2010).
The Five Days
The Five Days (Italian: Le cinque giornate; also known as The Five Days of Milan) is a 1973 comedy-drama film directed by Dario Argento.

Question: Which film came out earlier, The Five Heartbeats or Bloody Mallory?
Answer: The Five Heartbeats