Comedy ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 56m

Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights poster
Director
Eddie Murphy
Cast
Eddie Murphy as Quick Richard Pryor as Sugar Ray Redd Foxx as Bennie Wilson Danny Aiello as Phil Cantone Michael Lerner as Bugsy Calhoune Della Reese as Vera
Crew
Woody Omens — Director of Photography Alan Balsam — Editor George Bowers — Editor Herbie Hancock — Original Music Composer Eddie Murphy — Screenplay Mark Lipsky — Producer
Tagline

They're up to something big.

Synopsis

'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business. In the world of organised crime and police corruption in the 1920s, any dastardly trick is fair.

Trailer Harlem Nights — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
corruptionpolicenightclubrivalryfriendshoodlumnightclub ownerharlem, new york city1920s
Key Collaborators
Eddie Murphy Director Woody Omens Director of Photography Alan Balsam Editor George Bowers Editor Herbie Hancock Original Music Composer Eddie Murphy Screenplay Mark Lipsky Producer Robert D. Wachs Producer
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