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Devil in a Blue Dress

The book Devil in a Blue Dress was made into the movie Devil in a Blue Dress.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 5 votes for the book, and 5 votes for the movie.

Book details for Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress was written by Walter Mosley. The book was published in 1990 by SERPENTS TAIL. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

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Movie details for Devil in a Blue Dress

The movie was released in 1995 and directed by Carl Franklin, who also directed One True Thing (1998) and High Crimes (2002). Devil in a Blue Dress was produced by Sony Pictures. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com and also IMDb.

Actors on this movie include Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney, Mel Winkler, Albert Hall, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jernard Burks, David Wolos-Fonteno, John Roselius, Beau Starr, Steven Randazzo, Scott Lincoln, L. Scott Caldwell, Barry Shabaka Henley, Nick Corello, Kenny Endoso and Joseph Latimore.

 

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Despite rave reviews as one of the most stylish and intelligent detective pictures in a number of years, this 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley's novel never found a mass audience. Too bad, because Carl Franklin's film is nearly perfect in every way, from ... Read More
Despite rave reviews as one of the most stylish and intelligent detective pictures in a number of years, this 1995 adaptation of Walter Mosley's novel never found a mass audience. Too bad, because Carl Franklin's film is nearly perfect in every way, from its rich, shadowy look to its depiction of life in post-World War II black America (L.A.-style) to the acting of Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, and others. Washington plays Easy Rawlins, an aircraft factory worker who is laid off only to find his true calling: as a private eye, albeit an unlicensed one. Hired to find a missing woman, he becomes entangled in a complex but satisfying case involving sex, corruption, racism, and of course money. Top-notch from top to bottom--and Cheadle is dangerously funny as Easy's best friend, a killer named Mouse. --Marshall Fine