See China and Die | |
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Genre | Crime Drama |
Written by | Larry Cohen |
Directed by | Larry Cohen |
Starring | Esther Rolle Kene Holliday |
Music by | Joey Levine and Chris Palmaro |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Larry Cohen Hal Schaffel |
Cinematography | Paul Glickman |
Editor | Armond Lebowitz |
Running time | 86 minutes |
Production company | Big Hit Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 9, 1981 |
See China and Die (released in Europe as Hearsay) is a 1981 television film written, produced and directed by Larry Cohen.
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]
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]