The Big Easy

New Orleans. Jazz night. A thrown string of beads. Lieutenant McSwain works a murder case, downtown corruption suddenly everywhere he looks. Personal and professional lines blur fast. Noir with crawfish.

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Jim McBride directed The Big Easy in 1986. See Jim McBride's full filmography, where to start with Jim McBride, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jim McBride.

The Big Easy was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 102 minutes.