Devil in a Blue Dress

1995 film by Carl Franklin
Movie film Q1850866
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Devil in a Blue Dress

Summary

Devil in a Blue Dress is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,217 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Devil in a Blue Dress's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress was directed by Carl Franklin[4].
  • Carl Franklin wrote the screenplay for Devil in a Blue Dress[5].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's composer is recorded as Elmer Bernstein[6].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's genre is crime film[7].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's genre is neo-noir[8].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's genre is mystery film[9].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's genre is drama film[10].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's genre is film based on a novel[11].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's genre is Satanic film[12].
  • Devil in a Blue Dress's based on is recorded as Devil in a Blue Dress[13].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Denzel Washington[14].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Tom Sizemore[15].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Jennifer Beals[16].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Don Cheadle[17].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Maury Chaykin[18].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Terry Kinney[19].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Mel Winkler[20].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Albert Hall[21].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Lisa Nicole Carson[22].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was L. Scott Caldwell[23].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Barry Shabaka Henley[24].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Poppy Montgomery[25].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Brendan Kelly[26].
  • A cast member of Devil in a Blue Dress was Beau Starr[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1995-09-12[30]

  • Genre(s): blues, jump blues[31]

  • Community tags: blues, jump blues[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1d543cdd-81d4-3b84-882e-db3134c01bae[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Devil in a Blue Dress was produced by Gary Goetzman[34]. It was directed by Carl Franklin[4]. Carl Franklin wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Denzel Washington[14], Tom Sizemore[15], Jennifer Beals[16], Don Cheadle[17], Maury Chaykin[18], and Terry Kinney[19].

Publication

Devil in a Blue Dress was published on January 1, 1995[35]. The original language of it was English[36]. Genres include crime film[7], neo-noir[8], mystery film[9], drama film[10], film based on a novel[11], and Satanic film[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[37].

Reception

Reviews include 89%[38], 7.4/10[39], and 78/100[40].

Why It Matters

Devil in a Blue Dress ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,217 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [40] . wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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