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Sparkle is a film of genre Drama directed by Sam O'Steen released in USA on 7 april 1976 with Philip Michael Thomas
Sparkle (1976)
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Add to a movie listSparkle is a 1976 American film directed by Sam O'Steen and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Inspired by The Supremes, Sparkle is a period film set in Harlem, New York during the late 1950s and early 1960s which follows the rough lives and careers of singer Sparkle Williams and her family and friends.
The film stars Irene Cara, Philip Michael Thomas, Lonette McKee, Dwan Smith, Mary Alice, Dorian Harewood, and Tony King. Curtis Mayfield served as the composer and producer of Sparkle's songs and score.
Actors
Philip Michael Thomas
(Stix)
Irene Cara
(Sparkle)
Lonette McKee
(Sister)
Mary Alice
(Effie)
Dorian Harewood
(Levi)
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