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Blood 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.

Director(s)

Barry Sonnenfeld

Joel Coen

Deborah Reinisch

Steve Love

Shannon Wood

Andreas Laven

Where to watch

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Cast & Crew

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Julian Marty

John Getz

John Getz

Ray

Joel Coen

Joel Coen

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Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

Helene Trend (voice) (uncredited)

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Private Detective

Barry Sonnenfeld

Barry Sonnenfeld

Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)

Frances McDormand

Frances McDormand

Abby

William Preston Robertson

William Preston Robertson

Radio Evangelist (voice)

Shannon Wood

Shannon Wood

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Samm-Art Williams

Samm-Art Williams

Meurice

Deborah Neumann

Deborah Neumann

Debra

Raquel Gavia

Raquel Gavia

Landlady

Van Brooks

Van Brooks

Man from Lubbock

Señor Marco

Señor Marco

Mr. Garcia

William Creamer

William Creamer

Old Cracker

Loren Bivens

Loren Bivens

Strip Bar Exhorter

Bob McAdams

Bob McAdams

Strip Bar Senator

Shannon Sedwick

Shannon Sedwick

Stripper

Nancy Finger

Nancy Finger

Girl on Overlook

Deborah Reinisch

Deborah Reinisch

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Steve Love

Steve Love

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Andreas Laven

Andreas Laven

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Details

GenresCrime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime1h 37 mins
Released on18 Jan 1985
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America

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