Devil in a Blue Dress
- 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.
Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 crime thriller set in late 1940s Los Angeles, following Easy Rawlins, an unemployed Black World War II veteran drawn into a dangerous investigation. When a mysterious white man offers him money to find a missing woman, Easy stumbles into a web of corruption and violence that threatens his survival. The film explores noir themes against the backdrop of racial tension in postwar LA.
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Wide release in United States · Rated R
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Denzel WashingtonEasy Rawlins
Tom SizemoreDeWitt Albright
Jennifer BealsDaphne Monet
Don CheadleMouse Alexander
Maury ChaykinMatthew Terell
Terry KinneyTodd Carter
Mel WinklerJoppy
Albert HallDegan Odell
Lisa Nicole CarsonCoretta James
Jernard BurksDupree Brouchard
David FontenoJunior Fornay
John RoseliusMason
Beau StarrMiller
Steven RandazzoBenny Giacomo- Scott LincolnRichard McGee
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When was Devil in a Blue Dress released?
The film was released on September 29, 1995.
What is the plot about?
Easy Rawlins, a struggling Black veteran in 1940s Los Angeles, accepts a job investigating the disappearance of a white woman named Daphne Monet. What starts as a straightforward search quickly becomes a dangerous entanglement with crime and corruption.
What genres does Devil in a Blue Dress fall into?
The film is a crime thriller and mystery drama that blends noir storytelling with historical themes.
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