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Devil in a Blue Dress
Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress

Private detective Easy Rawlins has been caught on the wrong side of the most dangerous secret in town.

Genres

ThrillerCrimeMystery

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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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Budget

$27000000

Revenue

$16140822

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6.45/10

Release Date

29 September 1995

Country

United States of America

Cast

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Easy Rawlins

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

DeWitt Albright

Jennifer Beals

Jennifer Beals

Daphne Monet

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Mouse Alexander

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Matthew Terell

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

Todd Carter

Mel Winkler

Mel Winkler

Joppy

Albert Hall

Albert Hall

Degan Odell

Lisa Nicole Carson

Lisa Nicole Carson

Coretta James

Jernard Burks

Jernard Burks

Dupree Brouchard

David Fonteno

David Fonteno

Junior Fornay

John Roselius

John Roselius

Mason

Beau Starr

Beau Starr

Miller

Steven Randazzo

Steven Randazzo

Benny Giacomo

Scott Lincoln

Scott Lincoln

Richard McGee

L. Scott Caldwell

L. Scott Caldwell

Hattie Parsons

Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Woodcutter

Nick Corello

Nick Corello

Shariff

Kenny Endoso

Kenny Endoso

Manny

Joseph Latimore

Joseph Latimore

Frank Green

Renée Humphrey

Renée Humphrey

Barbara

R.J. Knoll

R.J. Knoll

Herman

Kai Lennox

Kai Lennox

Football

Poppy Montgomery

Poppy Montgomery

Barbara’s Sister

Brendan Kelly

Brendan Kelly

Terell’s Chauffeur

Peggy Rea

Peggy Rea

Carter’s Secretary

Vinny Argiro

Vinny Argiro

Baxter

Deborah Lacey

Deborah Lacey

Sophie

Jeris Poindexter

Jeris Poindexter

Alphonso Jenkins

Frank Davis

Frank Davis

Butcher

John David Washington

John David Washington

Boy with Toy Rifle (uncredited)

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