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Sparkle(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-04-07
75%
23 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
From downtown to uptown
Overview:
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Sparkle
Top 10 Billed Cast
Philip Michael Thomas
Stix
Irene Cara
Sparkle
Lonette McKee
Sister
Dwan Smith
Delores
Mary Alice
Effie
Dorian Harewood
Levi
Tony King
Satin
Beatrice Winde
Mrs. Waters
Paul Lambert
Moe Gerber
Video Trailer Sparkle
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Sparkle (1976) Official Trailer - Philip Michael Thomas, Irena Cara Movie HD - Trailer
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