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1989 • 1h 56min • R • Comedy, Crime, Drama

Harlem Nights

"They're up to something big."

'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.

IMDb 6.1

RT 25%

MC 16

Director

Eddie Murphy

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Eddie Murphy

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Herbie Hancock

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Richard Pryor

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Redd Foxx

Bennie Wilson

Danny Aiello

Phil Cantone

Michael Lerner

Bugsy Calhoune

Della Reese

Vera

Berlinda Tolbert

Annie

Stan Shaw

Jack Jenkins

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Jasmine Guy Dominique La Rue

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