The Cotton Club

1984 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Movie film Q639387
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Summary

The Cotton Club is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,705 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Francis Ford Coppola[3]
  • Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola[4], Mario Puzo[5], William Kennedy[6]
  • Composer: John Barry[7]
  • Genre: musical film[8], crime film[9], drama film[10]
  • Cast member: Richard Gere[11], Gregory Hines[12], Diane Lane[13], Lonette McKee[14], James Remar[15], Nicolas Cage[16], Bob Hoskins[17], Tom Waits[18], Julian Beck[19], Joe Dallesandro[20], Jennifer Grey[21], Laurence Fishburne[22], James Russo[23], Allen Garfield[24]
  • Producer: Robert Evans[25]
  • Production company: American Zoetrope[26]
  • Director of photography: Stephen Goldblatt[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.5/10[30], 68/100[31], 76%[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1984[35], February 22, 1985[36]
  • Characters: Vincent Dwyer[37]
  • Distributed by: Orion Pictures[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: New York City[40]
  • Filming location: New York City[41]
  • Film editor: Barry Malkin[42]

Why It Matters

The Cotton Club has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 7728016
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14724: 7728016"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 87089
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  3. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 3046
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 3046, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204259841|Cotton Club (#204259841)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'"
  4. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 3036
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  5. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1930s, 1920s, 20th century
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  6. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Richard Sylbert
    Publication date → +1984-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1985-02-22T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, William Kennedy
    Duration → {'amount': '+123'}, {'amount': '+121'}
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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