The Mighty Quinn (1989)

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Xavier Quinn (Denzel Washington) is police chief of a tiny Caribbean island. Quinn's efforts to straddle the fence between the local blacks and the moneyed whites have lost him the respect of both groups. When a murder is committed, Quinn suspects that the killer is Maubee (Robert Townsend), a notoriously elusive criminal who has become a folk hero to the locals. Despite various political pressures -- and the fact that he and Maubee were childhood friends-Quinn vows to solve the murder, and, if necessary, bring Maubee to justice. A mess of merry plot twists distinguish this diverting fox-and-hound caper. Filmed entirely on location, The Mighty Quinn was based on Finding Maubee, a novel by A.H.Z. Carr. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

99 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Carl Schenkel

Writer(s):

Hampton Fancher

Producer(s):

Dale Pollock, Marion Hunt, Ed Elbert

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Violence, Profanity, Adult Language, Not For Children, Adult Situations)

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