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6.2A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.
Released: 1989-12-15117 minDir: Ron SheltonComedy, Drama, RomanceBox office: $19.1M
Cast
- Paul Newman as Gov. Earl K. Long
- Lolita Davidovich as Blaze Starr
- Jerry Hardin as Thibodeaux
- Gailard Sartain as LaGrange
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Eldon Tuck
- Garland Bunting as Doc Ferriday
Themes
- governor
- louisiana
- civil rights
- stripper
- based on memoir or autobiography
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Blaze Starr
- Director
- Ron Shelton
- Screenwriter
- Ron Shelton
- Composer
- Bennie Wallace
- Cinematographer
- Haskell Wexler
- Narrative location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 925366
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1990-05-03
- title
- Blaze
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Robert Leighton
- review score
- 75%
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