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Easy Rawlins sees an opportunity for some quick cash when he agrees to track down a mysterious lady who is known to frequent the wrong side of town. But he soon finds himself in a web of blackmail, bent cops and even more bent politicians.

Product Identifiers

ProducerJesse Beaton, Gary Goetzman

EAN5060697921076

eBay Product ID (ePID)24048554029

Product Key Features

ActorDenzel Washington, Maury Chaykin, Don Cheadle, Brendan Kelly, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals

Film/TV TitleDevil in a Blue Dress

DirectorCarl Franklin

Release Year2020

FormatBlu-ray

LanguageEnglish

GenreThriller, General

Run Time102 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ComposerElmer Bernstein

Production DesignerGary Frutkoff

Additional InformationThe year is 1948, the place is Los Angeles, and Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is a black man who has just lost his job and is in dire need of money. So, despite having no experience as a private eye, Easy accepts an assignment from a seedy man (Tom Sizemore) to find the missing Daphne Monet (Jennifer Beals), the mistress of a powerful mayoral candidate. As Rawlins conducts his search, he unexpectedly becomes drawn into a complex racially-charged web of intrigue involving political machinations, double-crossings, blackmail, and mysterious deaths. With the aid of his trigger-happy friend Mouse (Don Cheadle), Easy must rely on his instincts and neophyte detective skills, not only to solve the case, but also to save his life. African-American director Carl Franklin (ONE FALSE MOVE) brings Walter Mosley's crime series to life with this dense thriller, aided greatly by Tak Fujimoto's sun-soaked photography and an electric soundtrack reflecting the music of the times. As Easy Rawlins, an everyman who finds himself an unwilling pawn in a dangerous game of mystery and murder, Washington delivers an intense performance. It is Don Cheadle, however, who steals the show, giving his hot-tempered Mouse a comic humanity that is at once menacing, hysterical, and unforgettable.

ReviewsVariety - An engrossingly atmospheric dip into the dark waters of postwar urban intrigue....Washington's performance is alert and subtle..., Rolling Stone - ...[A] whip-smart and sexy film....Denzel Washington is flat-out perfection..., Premiere - "...A potboiler overflowing with possibilities..." - Recommended

ScreenwriterCarl Franklin

AuthorWalter Mosley

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorCarole Kravetz

Movie/TV TitleDevil In A Blue Dress

Director of PhotographyTak Fujimoto