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The movie was directed (and co-written) by Francis Ford Coppola and starred Richard Gere , Diane Lane , and Gregory Hines . Other notable actors that appeared included Nicolas Cage , Bob Hoskins , Laurence Fishburne and James Remar . It was nominated for several awards, including Golden Globe s for Best Director and Best Picture (Drama) and the Oscar for best Film Editing. Despite this, the film performed poorly at the box office. Gere plays a musician named Dixie Dwyer who begins working with mobsters to advance his career but falls in love with the girlfriend (Lane) of gangland kingpin Dutch Schultz. Hines and Lonette McKee play dancers at the Cotton Club in a sub-plot of the movie. The movie features many song and dance numbers including fictional performances by Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington . Nicolas Cage plays Dixie's brother Vincent, who also becomes a gangster. Cage's character is based on real-life gangster Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll . Gregory Hines's real-life brother Maurice plays his brother in the film. Laurence Fishburne would reprise his role as the Harlem gangster, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson , in 1997's '' Hoodlum ''. In this film, he is named "Bumpy" Rhodes. EXTERNAL LINK |
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