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{{Infobox television
| name = See China and Die
| image = See China and Die.jpg
| image = See China and Die.jpg
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| image_size =
| genre = Crime<br>Drama
| genre = Crime<br>Drama
| caption =
| caption =
| director = [[Larry Cohen]]
| director = [[Larry Cohen]]
| executive_producer =
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Larry Cohen]]<br>[[Hal Schaffel]]
| producer = [[Larry Cohen]]<br>[[Hal Schaffel]]
| writer = Larry Cohen
| writer = Larry Cohen
| narrator =
| narrated =
| starring = [[Esther Rolle]]<br>[[Kene Holliday]]
| starring = [[Esther Rolle]]<br>[[Kene Holliday]]
| music = [[Michael Abene]]
| music = [[Joey Levine and Chris Palmaro]]
| cinematography = [[Paul Glickman]]
| cinematography = [[Paul Glickman]]
| editor = [[Armond Lebowitz]]
| editor = [[Armond Lebowitz]]
| company = [[Big Hit Productions]]
| company = Big Hit Productions
| released = {{Start date|1981|01|09}}
| distributor = [[NBC]]
| released = January 9, 1981
| network = [[NBC]]
| network = NBC
| runtime = 86 minutes
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = United States
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| language = English
| picture_format = Color
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| budget =
| audio_format = [[Monaural|Mono]]
| country = United States
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| language = English
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==Premise==
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA91|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors|first=Jerry|last=Roberts|date=5 June 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA91|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors|first=Jerry|last=Roberts|date=5 June 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810863781|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Esther Rolle]] as Momma Sykes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wNIzAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA293|title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television|first=Bob|last=McCann|date=27 October 2018|publisher=McFarland & Company|via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[Esther Rolle]] as Momma Sykes<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wNIzAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA293|title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television|first=Bob|last=McCann|date=27 October 2018|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9780786437900|via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[Kene Holliday]] as Sgt. Alvin Sykes
*[[Kene Holliday]] as Sgt. Alvin Sykes
*[[Frank Converse]] as Tom Hackman
*[[Frank Converse]] as Tom Hackman
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*[[William Walker II]] as Andy Sykes
*[[William Walker II]] as Andy Sykes
*[[Miguel Pinero]] as Gonzalez
*[[Miguel Pinero]] as Gonzalez
*[[James Dukas]] as Transplant<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BH7GCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA121|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|first=Harris M. Lentz|last=III|date=17 April 2009|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[James Dukas]] as Transplant<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BH7GCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA121|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2008: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture|first=Harris M. Lentz|last=III|date=17 April 2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786453849|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==Production==
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-gpNBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA251|title=Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, rev. ed.|first=Tony|last=Williams|date=18 April 2016|publisher=McFarland|via=Google Books}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-gpNBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA251|title=Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, rev. ed.|first=Tony|last=Williams|date=18 April 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476618197|via=Google Books}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 04:48, 8 October 2024

See China and Die
GenreCrime
Drama
Written byLarry Cohen
Directed byLarry Cohen
StarringEsther Rolle
Kene Holliday
Music byJoey Levine and Chris Palmaro
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersLarry Cohen
Hal Schaffel
CinematographyPaul Glickman
EditorArmond Lebowitz
Running time86 minutes
Production companyBig Hit Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
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.

Premise

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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

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Production

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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

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  1. ^ Roberts, Jerry (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ McCann, Bob (27 October 2018). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786437900 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (17 April 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 (18 April 2016). Larry Cohen: The Radical Allegories of an Independent Filmmaker, rev. ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476618197 – via Google Books.
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