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Budget: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller /  more » Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 12 nominations  more » User Ratings: 8.0 (34,133 votes)  more »   Production Co: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Distributor: FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Summary: An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town.  more »

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Filmmakers: Norman Jewison - Director, Stirling Silliphant - Writer (screenplay), John Ball - Writer (based on a novel by), Walter Mirisch - Producer, Haskell Wexler - Cinematographer, Quincy Jones - Composer, Hal Ashby - Editor  more »

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