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Blood Simple

Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...
Jan 18, 1985 · 1h 37m
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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.

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CAST

John Getz
Ray
Frances McDormand
Abby
Dan Hedaya
Julian Marty
Samm-Art Williams
Meurice
M. Emmet Walsh
Private Detective
Deborah Neumann
Debra
Raquel Gavia
Landlady
Van Brooks
Man from Lubbock
Directed by Joel Coen

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$4,229,114
Production
River Road Productions, Foxton Entertainment
Country
US

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