Devil in a blue dress
Series:
Criterion collection volume 1135
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
An unemployed ex-G.I. in 1948 Los Angeles is hired to locate a missing woman with ties to a mayoral candidate, but the search lands him in a deadly web of political corruption and forbidden passions. Denzel Washington shines as reluctant PI "Easy" Rawlins in this atmospheric mystery based on Walter Mosley's novel, features fine supporting turns by Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, and Don Cheadle as Rawlins' trigger-happy sidekick, Mouse. 101 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH); audio commentary; interviews; theatrical trailer; essay; more.
Subjects
Subjects
African American men
African American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
BIPOC
Black people
Crime films
Detective and mystery films
Feature films
Film adaptations
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama
Minorities
Minority groups
Mosley, Walter
Mosley, Walter -- Film adaptations
Private investigators
Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
Rawlins, Easy
Rawlins, Easy -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
African American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
BIPOC
Black people
Crime films
Detective and mystery films
Feature films
Film adaptations
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama
Minorities
Minority groups
Mosley, Walter
Mosley, Walter -- Film adaptations
Private investigators
Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
Rawlins, Easy
Rawlins, Easy -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
More Details
Contributors:
ISBN:
9781681439617
9780767818070
9780767818070
UPC:
043396513495
715515274715
715515274715
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| Grouping Category | movie |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-17 10:36:42AM |
| Last Indexed | 2024-04-18 05:13:45AM |
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Beals, Jennifer
Beaton, Jesse
Bernstein, Elmer
Chaykin, Maury
Cheadle, Don
Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017
Franklin, Carl, 1949-
Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
Mosley, Walter
Saxon, Edward
Sizemore, Tom, 1961-
Washington, Denzel, 1954-
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Bernstein, Elmer
Chaykin, Maury
Cheadle, Don
Demme, Jonathan, 1944-2017
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Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
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Saxon, Edward
Sizemore, Tom, 1961-
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Beaton, Jesse
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Cheadle, Don
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Clinica Estetico, Ltd
Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Demme, Jonathan,1944-2017
Franklin, Carl,1949-
Franklin, Carl,1949-screenwriter,director
Goetzman, Gary,1952-
Mosley, Walter.Devil in a blue dress
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Franklin, Carl,1949-
Franklin, Carl,1949-screenwriter,director
Goetzman, Gary,1952-
Mosley, Walter.Devil in a blue dress
Mundy Lane Entertainment (Firm)
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Sizemore, Tom,1961-
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Tri-Star Pictures
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Ashland Vaughn Public Library
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Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins is a decorated war hero who returns home to work as a private eye. His job of finding a missing socialite puts him between the white power elite and the vibrant black commumnity of Central Avenue. As soon as Easy and his trigger-happy friend Mouse find Daphne Monet, trouble follows.
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African American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
BIPOC
Black people
Crime films
Detective and mystery films
Feature films
Film adaptations
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama
Minorities
Minority groups
Mosley, Walter -- Film adaptations
Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
Rawlins, Easy -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
BIPOC
Black people
Crime films
Detective and mystery films
Feature films
Film adaptations
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama
Minorities
Minority groups
Mosley, Walter -- Film adaptations
Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
Rawlins, Easy -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Devil in a blue dress
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Devil in a blue dress / TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico and Mundy Lane Entertainment production ; a Carl Franklin film ; executive producers, Jonathan Demme and Edward Saxon ; produced by Jesse Beaton and Gary Goetzman ; directed by Carl Franklin ; screenplay by Carl Franklin
Devil in a blue dress / produced by Jesse Beaton, Gary Goetzman ; screenplay written and directed by Carl Franklin
Devil in a blue dress / produced by Jesse Beaton, Gary Goetzman ; screenplay written and directed by Carl Franklin
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Devil in a blue dress
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BIPOC
Black people
Minorities
Minority groups
Mosley, Walter
Private investigators
Rawlins, Easy
BIPOC
Black people
Minorities
Minority groups
Mosley, Walter
Private investigators
Rawlins, Easy
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