Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights

They're up to something big.

R 1989 · 116 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Crime, Drama

'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.

Directed by Eddie Murphy · Written by Eddie Murphy

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Richard Pryor Sugar Ray
Redd Foxx Bennie Wilson
Danny Aiello Phil Cantone
Michael Lerner Bugsy Calhoune
Della Reese Vera
Berlinda Tolbert Annie
Stan Shaw Jack Jenkins
Jasmine Guy Dominique La Rue
Vic Polizos Richie Vento
Lela Rochon Sunshine
David Marciano Tony

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