Devil in a Blue Dress
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2022]
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Description: 1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Denzel Washington has charisma to burn as the jobless ex-GI Easy Rawlins, who sees a chance to make some quick cash when he's recruited to find the missing lover of a wealthy mayoral candidate in late 1940s Los Angeles only to find himself embroiled in murder, political intrigue, and a scandal that crosses the treacherous color lines of a segregated society.
Series: Criterion collection ; 1135.
Other Authors:
Franklin, Carl, 1949- film director, screenwriter, interviewee (expression)
Mosley, Walter, author, interviewee (expression)
Beaton, Jesse, film producer.
Goetzman, Gary, 1952- film producer.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor.
Cheadle, Don, actor, interviewee (expression)
Beals, Jennifer, actor.
Sizemore, Tom, 1961-2023, actor.
Chaykin, Maury, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of: Mosley, Walter. Devil in a blue dress.
Muller, Eddie, interviewer (expression)
Locke, Attica, interviewer (expression)
Tri-Star Pictures, production company.
Clinica Estetico, Ltd., production company.
Mundy Lane Entertainment (Firm), production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Franklin, Carl, 1949- film director, screenwriter, interviewee (expression)
Mosley, Walter, author, interviewee (expression)
Beaton, Jesse, film producer.
Goetzman, Gary, 1952- film producer.
Washington, Denzel, 1954- actor.
Cheadle, Don, actor, interviewee (expression)
Beals, Jennifer, actor.
Sizemore, Tom, 1961-2023, actor.
Chaykin, Maury, actor.
Motion picture adaptation of: Mosley, Walter. Devil in a blue dress.
Muller, Eddie, interviewer (expression)
Locke, Attica, interviewer (expression)
Tri-Star Pictures, production company.
Clinica Estetico, Ltd., production company.
Mundy Lane Entertainment (Firm), production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
Subjects:
Rawlins, Easy (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Mosley, Walter -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
African American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
Rawlins, Easy (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Mosley, Walter -- Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
African American men -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Drama.
ISBN:
9781681439617
UPC: 715515274715
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BD DRAMA Devil | Sandhills Indoors | Blu-ray Disc | In |
Originally issued in 4K/2K Blu-ray discs combo.
Title from title screens.
Based on the book by Walter Mosley.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
Special features include: an audio commentary by director Carl Franklin (recorded in 1998) ; a new conversation between Don Cheadle and Carl Franklin (filmed exclusively for Criterion in March 2022) ; a new conversation: author Walter Mosley discusses the film adaptation of his novel Devil in a Blue Dress, other work, and the detective/crime genre with novelist and critic Attica Locke (filmed exclusively for Criterion in March 2022) ; an on-stage conversation: film noir expert Eddie Muller and Carl Franklin discuss the style of Devil in a Blue Dress as well as the director's work and passion for classic film noir (footage was shot in Chicago 2018 ; Don Cheadle Screen Test ; Trailer.
Blu-ray disc.
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Carole Kravetz ; music composed by Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production desinger, Gary Frutkoff.
Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney.
Blu-ray; Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD surround MA; requires Blu-ray player.
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Title from title screens.
Based on the book by Walter Mosley.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio)
Special features include: an audio commentary by director Carl Franklin (recorded in 1998) ; a new conversation between Don Cheadle and Carl Franklin (filmed exclusively for Criterion in March 2022) ; a new conversation: author Walter Mosley discusses the film adaptation of his novel Devil in a Blue Dress, other work, and the detective/crime genre with novelist and critic Attica Locke (filmed exclusively for Criterion in March 2022) ; an on-stage conversation: film noir expert Eddie Muller and Carl Franklin discuss the style of Devil in a Blue Dress as well as the director's work and passion for classic film noir (footage was shot in Chicago 2018 ; Don Cheadle Screen Test ; Trailer.
Blu-ray disc.
Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editor, Carole Kravetz ; music composed by Elmer Bernstein ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production desinger, Gary Frutkoff.
Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle, Maury Chaykin, Terry Kinney.
Blu-ray; Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 DTS-HD surround MA; requires Blu-ray player.
In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).