Devil in a Blue Dress (film)

Devil in a Blue Dress
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCarl Franklin
Screenplay byCarl Franklin
Based onDevil in a Blue Dress
by Walter Mosley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTak Fujimoto
Edited byCarole Kravetz
Music byElmer Bernstein
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.