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Devil in a blue dress
(DVD)

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Published:
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2006].
Format:
DVD
Physical Desc:
1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: R; for violence, sexuality, and language.
Status:
Description
Set in the seamy underbelly of 1950's Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins, decorated war hero and private eye, is hired to find a missing socialite.
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Mar 7, 2023
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0767818075, 9780767818070
UPC:
043396513495

Notes

General Note
Originally produced in 1995.
General Note
Based on the book by Walter Mosley.
General Note
Special features: Director's commentary; Don Cheadle's screen test; theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed by Elmer Bernstein.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography director, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Carole Kravetz ; music, Elmer Bernstein.
Participants/Performers
Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Beals, Tom Sizemore, Maury Chaykin.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Filmed entirely on location in Los Angeles, Calif.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for violence, sexuality, and language.
System Details
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 2.0 and 5.1 surround.
Language
In English, Spanish and Portuguese; with optional English, Spanish, and Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Demme, J., Saxon, E., Beaton, J., Goetzman, G., Franklin, C., Bernstein, E., Washington, D., Cheadle, D., Beals, J., Sizemore, T., Chaykin, M., & Mosley, W. (2006). Devil in a blue dress. Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Jonathan Demme et al.. 2006. Devil in a Blue Dress. Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Jonathan Demme et al., Devil in a Blue Dress. Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2006.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Demme, Jonathan, et al. Devil in a Blue Dress. Culver City, Calif., Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2006.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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