Movie·1985·1h 37m
Blood Simple
Passion led to Adultery. Adultery led to Murder. It all seemed so simple...
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Producer
Ethan Coen, Daniel F. Bacaner
Cinematography
Barry Sonnenfeld
Music
Carter Burwell
Editor
Ethan Coen
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
1,629 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
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
Señor Marco
Mr. Garcia
William Creamer
Old Cracker
Loren Bivens
Strip Bar Exhorter
Bob McAdams
Strip Bar Senator
Shannon Sedwick
Stripper
Nancy Finger
Girl on Overlook
William Preston Robertson
Radio Evangelist (voice)
Holly Hunter
Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Ethan Coen
Editor, Producer, Writer
Joel Coen
Director, Writer, Editor
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director of Photography
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Don Wiegmann
Editor
Daniel F. Bacaner
Executive Producer
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