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Sparkle
“From downtown to uptown”
7.5 / 10• 1976• 1h 38m•PG• English
DramaMusic
Storyline
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.
Cast & Crew
Philip Michael Thomas
Stix
Lead
Irene Cara
Sparkle
Lonette McKee
Sister
Dwan Smith
Delores
Mary Alice
Effie
Dorian Harewood
Levi
Tony King
Satin
Beatrice Winde
Mrs. Waters
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam O'Steen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sparkle is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
