See China and Die

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See China and Die
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GenreCrime
Drama
Written byLarry Cohen
Directed by Larry Cohen
Starring Esther Rolle
Kene Holliday
Music by Joey Levine and Chris Palmaro
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Larry Cohen
Hal Schaffel
Cinematography Paul Glickman
Editor Armond Lebowitz
Running time86 minutes
Production companyBig Hit Productions
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJanuary 9, 1981 (1981-01-09)

See China and Die (released in Europe as Hearsay) is a 1981 television film written, produced and directed by Larry Cohen.

Contents

Premise

A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery involving her dead boss and a mysterious statue he brought back from China. She acts as an amateur sleuth to solve the murder of her employer. [1]

Cast

Production

The film was originally produced as a pilot for a mystery/crime series starring Esther Rolle called Momma the Detective, but the show never materialized. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, Jerry (June 5, 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810863781 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ McCann, Bob (October 27, 2018). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786437900 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ III, Harris M. Lentz (April 17, 2009). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN   9780786453849 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Williams, Tony (April 18, 2016). Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, rev. ed. McFarland. ISBN   9781476618197 – via Google Books.


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