Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Franklin, Carl, 1949-
2. Beaton, Jesse
3. Goetzman, Gary, 1952-
4. Washington, Denzel, 1954-
5. Sizemore, Tom, 1961-2023
6. Beals, Jennifer
7. Cheadle, Don
8. Chaykin, Maury
9. Bernstein, Elmer
10. Kravetz-Aykanian, Carole
11. Fujimoto, Tak
12. Mosley, Walter
13. Tri-Star Pictures, presenter
14. Clinica Estetico, Ltd., production company
15. Mundy Lane Entertainment (Firm), production company
16. Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), publisher

Description

1. 1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins is a decorated war hero who returns home to work as a private eye. His job of finding a missing socialite puts him between the white power elite and the vibrant black community of Central Avenue. As soon as Easy and his trigger-happy friend Mouse find Daphne Monet, trouble follows.

Subject

1. Rawlins, Easy (Fictitious character) > Drama
2. Feature films
3. Los Angeles (Calif.) > Drama
4. Private investigators > California > Los Angeles > Drama
5. Mosley, Walter > Film adaptations
6. African American men > California > Los Angeles > Drama
7. Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre/Form

1. Feature films.
2. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1938

Note

1. Based on the book by Walter Mosley.
2. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
3. Special features include: theatrical trailers; director's commentary; Don Cheadle's screen test.

Credits (note)

1. Screenwriter, Carl Franklin ; Producers, Jesse Beaton, Gary Goetzman ; Cinematographer, Tak Fujimoto ; Film Editor, Carole Kravetz ; Composer, Elmer Bernstein ; TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico and Mundy Lane Entertainment production ; a Carl Franklin film.

Performer (note)

1. Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney.

System details (note)

1. DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (side A) and full screen (side B) presentations; Dolby surround or Dolby digital 5.1.

Language (note)

1. Soundtrack In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed Portuguese; optional subtitles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese; closed-captioned.

Title

1. Devil in a blue dress / directed by Carl Franklin.

Publisher

1. Culver City, California : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1998]

Type of content

1. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

System details

1. DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (side A) and full screen (side B) presentations; Dolby surround or Dolby digital 5.1.

Cast

1. Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney.

Credits

1. Screenwriter, Carl Franklin ; Producers, Jesse Beaton, Gary Goetzman ; Cinematographer, Tak Fujimoto ; Film Editor, Carole Kravetz ; Composer, Elmer Bernstein ; TriStar Pictures presents a Clinica Estetico and Mundy Lane Entertainment production ; a Carl Franklin film.

Language

1. Soundtrack In English, dubbed Spanish, or dubbed Portuguese; optional subtitles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese; closed-captioned.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Schomburg Moving Images and Recorded Sound

Added author

1. Franklin, Carl, 1949- film director.
2. Beaton, Jesse, film producer.
3. Goetzman, Gary, 1952- film producer.
4. Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor.
5. Sizemore, Tom, 1961-2023, actor.
6. Beals, Jennifer, actor.
7. Cheadle, Don, actor.
8. Chaykin, Maury, actor.
9. Bernstein, Elmer, compioser.
10. Kravetz-Aykanian, Carole, film editor.
11. Fujimoto, Tak, composer.
12. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Mosley, Walter. Devil in a blue dress.
13. Tri-Star Pictures, presenter.
14. Clinica Estetico, Ltd., production company.
15. Mundy Lane Entertainment (Firm), production company.
16. Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm), publisher.

Other standard identifier

1. 043396513495

Publisher no.

1. 51349 Columbia TriStar Home Video

ISBN

1. 0767818075
2. 9780767818070

Research call number

1. Sc Visual DVD-1938