Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 American neo-noir film directed by Carl Franklin and photographed by Tak Fujimoto. The film was based on Walter Mosley's novel of the same name, was executive produced by Jonathan Demme, and starred Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, and Don Cheadle. In 1948 Los Angeles, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins is a World War II veteran who has been unfairly laid off at a air craft manufacturer, Champion Aircraft. He b... More

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  • Aug 3, 1995

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R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 42 min

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Directed by

Carl Franklin

Carl Franklin (born April 11, 1949) is an American actor, screenwriter and film and television director. Franklin is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and continued his education at the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with an M.F.A. degree in directing in 1986. Franklin is most...

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  • In a world divided by black and white, Easy Rawlins is about to cross the line.
  • Private detective Easy Rawlins has been caught on the wrong side of the most dangerous secret in town.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Mar 9, 1999
  • Sep 29, 1995
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  • 1 h 42 min
  • 1 h 41 min
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Devil in a Blue Dress

Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1990 hardboiled mystery novel by Walter Mosley. The text centers on the main character, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins, and his transformation from a day laborer into a detective. Set in 1948, in the Watts area of Los Angeles, the story begins with Easy out-of-work and unable to...

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Awards

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee Notes/Description
  • 1996
  • Role: Mouse Alexander

Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year Note
  • 2,231
  • Apr 25, 2010
  • 6.5

The Movie List: the first 9200 of 2010-04-25

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Winners

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