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Devil in a Blue Dress
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Devil in a Blue Dress

1995-09-29 · 102 min · ★ 6.5

Thriller · Crime · Drama · Mystery

In late 1940s Los Angeles, Easy Rawlins is an unemployed black World War II veteran with few job prospects. At a bar, Easy meets DeWitt Albright, a mysterious white man looking for someone to investigate the disappearance of a missing white woman named Daphne Monet, who he suspects is hiding out in one of the city's black jazz clubs. Strapped for money and facing house payments, Easy takes the job, but soon finds himself in over his head.

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Directors
Carl Franklin
Production companies
Mundy Lane Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, Clinica Estetico
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 27,000,000
Revenue
USD 16,140,822

Top Cast

Denzel WashingtonDenzel WashingtonEasy Rawlins
Tom SizemoreTom SizemoreDeWitt Albright
Jennifer BealsJennifer BealsDaphne Monet
Don CheadleDon CheadleMouse Alexander
Maury ChaykinMaury ChaykinMatthew Terell
Terry KinneyTerry KinneyTodd Carter
Mel WinklerMel WinklerJoppy
Albert HallAlbert HallDegan Odell
Lisa Nicole CarsonLisa Nicole CarsonCoretta James
Jernard BurksJernard BurksDupree Brouchard
David FontenoDavid FontenoJunior Fornay
John RoseliusJohn RoseliusMason
Beau StarrBeau StarrMiller
Steven RandazzoSteven RandazzoBenny Giacomo
Scott LincolnRichard McGee
L. Scott CaldwellL. Scott CaldwellHattie Parsons
Barry Shabaka HenleyBarry Shabaka HenleyWoodcutter
Nick CorelloNick CorelloShariff
Kenny EndosoKenny EndosoManny
Joseph LatimoreJoseph LatimoreFrank Green

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