Devil in a Blue Dress (film)
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| Directed by | Carl Franklin |
| Screenplay by | Carl Franklin |
| Based on | Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley |
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| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Carole Kravetz |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $22 million |
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.