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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

William Kennedy
screenplay / story
Francis Ford Coppola
screenplay / story
Jim Haskins
pictorial history "The Cotton Club"

Cast

Richard Gere
Dixie Dwyer
Gregory Hines
Sandman Williams
Diane Lane
Vera Cicero
Lonette McKee
Lila Rose Oliver
Bob Hoskins
Owney Madden
James Remar
Dutch Schultz
Nicolas Cage
Vincent Dwyer
Allen Garfield
Abbadabba Berman
Fred Gwynne
Frenchy Demange
Gwen Verdon
Tish Dwyer
Lisa Jane Persky
Frances Flegenheimer
Maurice Hines
Clay Williams
Julian Beck
Sol Weinstein
Novella Nelson
Madame St. Clair
John P. Ryan
Joe Flynn
Tom Waits
Irving Stark
Jennifer Grey
Patsy Dwyer
Wynonna Smith
Winnie Williams
Thelma Carpenter
Norma Williams
Larry Marshall
Cab Calloway
Joe Dallesandro
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Diane Venora
Gloria Swanson
Tucker Smallwood
Kid Griffin
Ed Rowan
Messiah
George Cantero
Vince Hood
James Russo
Vince Hood
Bruce Hubbard
Bumpy Hood
Rony Clanton
Caspar Holstein
Damien Leake
Bub Jewett
Bill Cobbs
Big Joe Ison
Joe Lynn
Marcial Flores
Oscar Barnes
Spanish Henry
Ed Zang
Hotel Clerk
Sandra Beall
Myrtle Fay
Zane Mark
Duke Ellington
Tom Signorelli
Butch Murdock
Paul Herman
Policeman #1
Randle Mell
Policeman #2
Steve Vignari
Trigger Mike Coppola
Gregory Rozakis
Charlie Chaplin
Marc Coppola
Ted Husing
Robert Earl Jones
Stage Door Joe
Rosalind Harris
Fanny Brice
Steve Cafiso
Child in Street
John Cafiso
Child in Street
Sofia Coppola
Child in Street
Ninon Digiorgio
Child in Street
Daria Hines
Child in Street
Patricia LeTang
Child in Street
Christopher Lewis
Child in Street
Danielle Osborne
Child in Street
Jason Papalardo
Child in Street
Demetrius Pena
Child in Street
Priscilla Baskerville
'Creole Love Call' sung by
Ethel Beatty
Bandana Babies Lead Vocal / Dancer
Sydney Goldsmith
Barbecue Bess sung by
Skip Cunningham
Tip, Tap & Toe
Luther Fontaine
Tip, Tap & Toe
Jan Mickens
Tip, Tap & Toe

Produced By

Joey Cusumano
line producer
Dyson Lovell
executive producer
Barrie M. Osborne
line producer
Melissa Prophet
associate producer
Fred Roos
co-producer
Sylvio Tabet
co-producer

Cinematography

Stephen Goldblatt
director of photography

Sound

James Austin
re-recording mixer
Richard Beggs
supervising re-recording mixer
Tom Bellfort
adr editor
Louis Bertini
assistant sound editor
Edward Beyer
supervising sound editor
Nathan Boxer
boom man / boom operator
David Carroll
supervising mix engineer
Laura Civiello
assistant sound editor
Lee Dichter
re-recording mixer
Harriet Fidlow
adr editor
Jack C. Jacobsen
sound mixer
Kevin Lee
sound editor
Michael Minkler
re-recording mixer
Barbara Minor
assistant sound editor
Laurie Mullen
assistant sound editor
Mark Rathaus
sound editor
Louise Rubacky
assistant sound editor
Maurice Schell
sound editor / adr crowd / foley artist
Paul Trejo
sound editor
Steven Visscher
assistant sound editor
John Clavin
sound engineer
Richard Friedlander
apprentice sound editor
Rudy Gaskins
apprentice sfx editor
Colin Guthrie
mix engineer
Jim McKee
re-recording mixer
Mel Zelniker
adr recordist

Production Design

Set Design

Leslie Bloom
Set Decorator

Makeup

John Caglione Jr.
key prosthetics makeup
Verne Caruso
hair stylist
Enrico A. Cortese
additional make-up artist
Alan D'Angerio
hair department head
Richard Dean
makeup artist
C. Romania Ford
makeup artist
Frances A. Kolar
makeup artist
Craig Lyman
key makeup artist
Tony Marrero
hair stylist
Lyndell Quiyou
key hair stylist
Bert Reo Anderson
assistant hair stylist
Jay Cannistraci
additional makeup artist
Doug Drexler
makeup lab

Special Effects

Connie Brink
special effects
James 'Packy' Dolan
gaffer: special effects unit
Lewis Gould
special effects unit second assistant director
Michael Haley
special effects unit first assistant director
William Kane
special effects property master
Stan Parks
special effects coordinator
Tony Parmelee
special effects
Michael Rauch
special effects unit production manager

Assistant Director

Paula Brody
dga trainee
Henry Bronchtein
second assistant director
Gian-Carlo Coppola
second unit director
Louis D'Esposito
second assistant director
Robert V. Girolami
first assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy
first assistant director: montage and second unit
Amy Sayers
additional second assistant director

Production Management

Grace Blake
executive production supervisor
Christopher Cronyn
unit production manager
David Golden
unit production manager
Margaret B. Hunnewell
unit production manager
Kerry Orent
post-production supervisor

Art Department

Billy Bishop
assistant property master
James Halligan
key construction grip
George Hugel
carpenter
Beth Kuhn
assistant art director
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
assistant to production designer
Herbert F. Mulligan
head set dresser
Jimmy Raitt
property master
Bruno Robotti
scenic supervisor
Edward Swanson
key carpenter
Polly Wood-Holland
scenic artist
Linda Conaway-Parsloe
assistant art director
Carl Landi
carpenter
Harold Michelson
illustrator

Stunts

William H. Burton
stunt coordinator: special effects
Victor Magnotta
stunt coordinator

Editorial

Debra Bard
assistant film editor
John David Coles
assistant film editor
Dorian Harris
assistant film editor
James T. Mockoski
restoration supervisor
Mike Sowa
restoration colorist
Michael Berenbaum
apprentice editor

Other

Claudia Asbury
choreographer
Jane Bartelme
assistant to producer
Dominique Bruballa
production accountant
Lisa Burnett
assistant production coordinator
Nelson Cabrera
production staff
Cathleen Clarke
assistant: Robert Evans
Antony Clavet
visual consultant
Ralph Cooper
special consultant
Ralph Cooper
associate consultant
Norma Jean Darden
research consultant
Loolee DeLeon
office coordinator: San Francisco
Michael Dick
production assistant
Tony Dingman
liaison: New York and San Francisco
George Faison
choreographer
Milton Forman
producer consultant
Robert Gach
assistant: Richard Gere
Maurice Hines Sr.
research consultant
Gregory Hines
tap improvography
Howard Johnson
research consultant
Ernie Karpeles
animal handler
Murdo Laird
chief engineer: Electronic Cinema
Michael Lavin
engineer: Electronic Cinema
Henry LeTang
tap choreographer
Gine Lui
production assistant
Michael Meacham
choreographer
Tom Miller
unit publicist
Arthur Mitchell
choreographer
Anahid Nazarian
systems librarian: Electronic Cinema
Edward V. Padula
production consultant
Jane Paul
production assistant / set production assistant
Janet Pett Davies
assistant: Robert Evans
Lillian Pyles
assistant production coordinator
Grant Harper Reid
production assistant
Thomas Reilly
teamster captain
James W. Skotchdopole
production assistant
Michael Smuin
principal choreographer
Sara Ström
secretary: Francis Coppola
Daniel R. Suhart
dialogue coach
Victoria Turnwell
assistant: Robert Evans
Kurt Woolner
film finances representative
Mitchell Amundsen
production assistant
Tommy Burns
production assistant
Justin Cooke
production assistant
Ellie LeTang
assistant choreographer
Maurice Schell
adr loop group
Tony Trimarco
assistant accountant
Rick Washburn
weapons coordinator

Music Department

John Barry
conductor / music supervised by
Emile Charlap
musician contractor
Clarence Gaskill
composer: song "Minnie the Moocher"
Richard Gere
musician: cornet solos
Norman Hollyn
music edited by
Jack Jeffers
sideline musician contractor
Sy Johnson
associate music supervisor / music arranger / orchestrator
Tom Jung
music recording engineer
Patrick Mullins
assistant music editor
Zane Weiner
musical production coordinator
Jerry Wexler
music consultant
Bob Wilber
music re-creation
Albert Woodbury
additional orchestrator
Birch Johnson
musician: trombone
Jeff Kliment
music editor

Casting Department

Aleta Chappelle
extras casting assistant
Nina Fineman
casting assistant
Janet Hirshenson
casting: Los Angeles
Julie Hughes
music & dance casting
Jane Jenkins
casting: Los Angeles
Barry Moss
music & dance casting
Pippo Pisciotto
extras casting assistant

Costume Department

Al Craine
key wardrobe
Beverly Cycon
key wardrobe
Margarita Delgado
assistant costume designer
Dougie Hawkes
costumier
John Helgerson
assistant costume designer
Maureen Hogan
costume assistant
Judianna Makovsky
assistant costume designer
Rosemary Ponzo
costumer / wardrobe
Elizabeth Shelton
assistant costume designer
Richard Shissler
assistant costume designer
Rosamary Panzo
wardrobe supervisor
Barnaby Smith
set costumer

Camera Department

Joseph F. Coffey
camera operator: "b" camera
Adger W. Cowans
still photographer
Angelo Di Giacomo
second assistant camera
Peter Girolami
electrician
Vincent Guarriello
best boy / dolly grip
George Patsos
key grip: special effects unit
Steve Scanlon
playback operator
Michael Stone
camera operator
Donald Sweeney
director of photography: second unit
David Wagreich
first assistant camera
Andrew D. Schwartz
still photographer: re-shoots

Location Management

Celia D. Costas
location manager: special effects unit
Ed Dessisso
location manager
Gaetano Lisi
location manager
Charles Miller
assistant location manager

Script Department

B.J. Bjorkman
additional script supervisor
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