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Blood Simple (1985) · Row Six

Blood Simple

Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1985R1h 37mCrime · Drama · Thriller

7.2TMDB · 1,711 votes

“Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...”

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues after he devises a plot to have them murdered.

Directed by Joel Coen

Cast

John Getz

John Getz

Ray

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Abby

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Julian Marty

Samm-Art Williams

Samm-Art Williams

Meurice

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Private Detective

Deborah Neumann

Deborah Neumann

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Director: Joel Coen
Writing: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Producers: Ethan Coen
Music: Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Barry Sonnenfeld
Editing: Ethan Coen, Don Wiegmann, Joel Coen
Production Design: Jane Musky

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Status: Released
Released: Jan 18, 1985
Runtime: 1h 37m
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1.5M
Box office: $4.2M
Studios: River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment

Keywords

husband wife relationshipbosstexasloveremployeemoneykillerdouble crossextramarital affairshallow graveprivate detectivehired killerneo-noir

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