DVD
The Mighty Quinn
Call Number
- DVD ACTION (CEN)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English (stereo surround) or French (mono) dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Denzel Washington, Mimi Rogers, James Fox, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Townsend, Sheryl Lee Ralph.
Publication Information
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., 2001.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sd., col., digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R.
Series
Summary
Washington stars as Xavier Quinn, police chief of a small Caribbean island whose childhood friend, Maubee, is suspected of murdering a wealthy resort owner. Though doubtful of Maubee's guilt, a reluctant Quinn is forced by the Governor to search for his elusive friend, who is in hiding. His investigation is complicated by an array of possible suspects, including the dead man's beautiful mistress, an eccentric voodoo sorceress and a mysterious American visitor, whose true identity is revealed in the explosive finale.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Based on the novel "Finding Maubee" by A.H.Z. Carr.
Special features: original theatrical trailer.