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In the Electric Mist
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In the Electric Mist

2009-04-15 · 117 min · ★ 6.1

Thriller · Drama · Crime · Mystery

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. When the star of the film, Elrod Sykes, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man whose murder he witnessed 35 years earlier.

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Directors
Bertrand Tavernier
Production companies
Little Bear, Ithaca Pictures, TF1 International
Countries
France, United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 17,000,000
Revenue
USD 8,000,000

Top Cast

Tommy Lee JonesTommy Lee JonesDave Robicheaux
John GoodmanJohn GoodmanJulie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
Peter SarsgaardPeter SarsgaardElrod Sykes
Mary SteenburgenMary SteenburgenBootsie Robicheaux
Kelly MacdonaldKelly MacdonaldKelly Drummond
Justina MachadoJustina MachadoRosie Gomez
Ned BeattyNed BeattyTwinky LeMoyne
James GammonJames GammonBen Hebert
Pruitt Taylor VincePruitt Taylor VinceLou Girard
Levon HelmLevon HelmGeneral John Bell Hood
Buddy GuyBuddy GuySam 'Hogman' Patin
Julio Cesar CedilloJulio Cesar CedilloCholo Manelli
Bernard HockeBernard HockeMurphy Doucet
John SaylesJohn SaylesMichael Goldman
Gary GrubbsGary GrubbsSheriff
Walter BreauxBatist
Alana LockeAlafair Robicheaux
Adella GautierAdella GautierClothilde
Louis HerthumLouis HerthumDoobie Patout
Ritchie MontgomeryRitchie MontgomeryClub Leon Bartender

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