Devil in a Blue Dress
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Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 neo-noir mystery film starring Denzel Washington as private investigator Easy Rawlins, adapted from Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Devil in a Blue Dress canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6101591 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devil in a Blue Dress Context triple: [Don Cheadle, notableWork, Devil in a Blue Dress]
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A.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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B.
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem is a 1991 crime-comedy film based on Chester Himes's novel, featuring Gregory Hines in a story of hustlers, romance, and deception in 1950s Harlem.
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C.
The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather is the nickname of Clarence Avant, a highly influential American music executive and power broker known for shaping the careers of numerous artists and leaders across entertainment, sports, and politics.
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D.
The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 pre-Code American drama film loosely based on William Faulkner’s controversial novel "Sanctuary," known for its dark themes and depiction of sexual violence and moral decay.
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E.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a 1997 crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, adapted from John Berendt’s nonfiction book about a murder trial and eccentric high society in Savannah, Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devil in a Blue Dress Target entity description: Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 neo-noir mystery film starring Denzel Washington as private investigator Easy Rawlins, adapted from Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name.
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A.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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B.
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem is a 1991 crime-comedy film based on Chester Himes's novel, featuring Gregory Hines in a story of hustlers, romance, and deception in 1950s Harlem.
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C.
The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather is the nickname of Clarence Avant, a highly influential American music executive and power broker known for shaping the careers of numerous artists and leaders across entertainment, sports, and politics.
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D.
The Story of Temple Drake
The Story of Temple Drake is a 1933 pre-Code American drama film loosely based on William Faulkner’s controversial novel "Sanctuary," known for its dark themes and depiction of sexual violence and moral decay.
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E.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a 1997 crime drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, adapted from John Berendt’s nonfiction book about a murder trial and eccentric high society in Savannah, Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Walter Mosley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Devil in a Blue Dress (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Denzel Washington as Easy Rawlins
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Don Cheadle as Mouse Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Beals as Daphne Monet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Tak Fujimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Carl Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Columbia TriStar Home Video
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Caroline Biggerstaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | R ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
mystery ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
identity ⓘ racial politics in postwar Los Angeles ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Easy Rawlins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | African-American private investigator ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of an African-American detective in classic noir style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Easy Rawlins film adaptations ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Easy Rawlins, an unemployed World War II veteran in 1948 Los Angeles, becomes a private investigator when he is hired to find a missing woman, Daphne Monet. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Gary Goetzman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jesse Beaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationTypeOfSource | novel ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-09-29 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Carl Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1948 ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Denzel Washington
NERFINISHED
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Don Cheadle NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Beals NERFINISHED ⓘ Maury Chaykin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Winkler NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Kinney NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Sizemore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| title | Devil in a Blue Dress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Devil in a Blue Dress Description of subject: Devil in a Blue Dress is a 1995 neo-noir mystery film starring Denzel Washington as private investigator Easy Rawlins, adapted from Walter Mosley’s novel of the same name.
Referenced by (7)
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