Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Directed by

Carl Franklin

Genre

drama film, crime film, mystery film, neo-noir, satanic film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 466 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Black WWII veteran in 1940s Los Angeles takes a job to find a missing woman. He gets caught up in a web of crime and political corruption.

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What happens

Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir film starring Denzel Washington as a recently unemployed World War II veteran in postwar Los Angeles who accepts an assignment to locate a missing woman and soon becomes embroiled in criminal intrigue and political corruption. The film is written and directed by Carl Franklin based on Walter Mosley's 1990 novel Devil in a Blue Dress. The film also stars Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, and Maury Chaykin. Devil in a Blue Dress received positive reviews, with many praising Cheadle's performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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