See China and Die
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| Directed by | Larry Cohen |
| Written by | Larry Cohen |
| Produced by | Larry Cohen Hal Schaffel |
| Starring | Esther Rolle Kene Holliday |
| Cinematography | Paul Glickman |
| Music by | Michael Abene |
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Release date | December 9, 1981 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
See China and Die (released in Europe as Hearsay) is a 1981 television film written, produced and directed by Larry Cohen.
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.[1]
Cast
- Esther Rolle as Momma Sykes[2]
- Kene Holliday as Sgt. Alvin Sykes
- Frank Converse as Tom Hackman
- Paul Dooley as Ames Prescott
- Andrew Duggan as Edwin Forbes
- Laurence Luckinbill as Dr. Glickman
- Jean Marsh as Sally Hackman
- Fritz Weaver as Poston
- Jane Hitchcock as Ruth
- Claude Brooks as Jessie Sykes
- William Walker II as Andy Sykes
- Miguel Pinero as Gonzalez
- James Dukas as Transplant[3]
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.[4]
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