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L.A. Confidential( 1997)

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Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.

Overview

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Guy Pearce

      Edmund 'Ed' Exley

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      Russell Crowe

      Wendell 'Bud' White

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      Kevin Spacey

      Jack Vincennes

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      Kim Basinger

      Lynn Bracken

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      Danny DeVito

      Sid Hudgens

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      James Cromwell

      Dudley Smith

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      David Strathairn

      Pierce Patchett

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      Ron Rifkin

      D.A. Ellis Loew

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      Matt McCoy

      'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase

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      Paul Guilfoyle

      Mickey Cohen

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      Paolo Seganti

      Johnny Stompanato

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      Elisabeth Granli

      Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

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      Sandra Taylor

      Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

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      Steve Rankin

      Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen

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      Graham Beckel

      Dick Stensland

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      Allan Graf

      Wife Beater

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      Precious Chong

      Wife

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      Symba

      Jack's Dancing Partner

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      Bob Clendenin

      Reporter at Hollywood Station

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      Lennie Loftin

      Photographer at Hollywood Station

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      Will Zahrn

      Liquor Store Owner

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      Amber Smith

      Susan Lefferts

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      Darrell Sandeen

      Buzz Meeks

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      Michael Warwick

      Sid's Assistant

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      Simon Baker

      Matt Reynolds

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      Shawnee Free Jones

      Tammy Jordan

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      Matthew Allen Bretz

      Officer Escorting Mexicans

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      Thomas Rosales Jr.

      First Mexican

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      Shane Dixon

      Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

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      Norman Howell

      Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

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      Brian Lally

      Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

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      Don Pulford

      Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

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      Chris Short

      Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

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      John Mahon

      Police Chief

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      Tomas Arana

      Breuning - Dudley's Guy

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      Michael McCleery

      Carlisle - Dudley's Guy

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      George Yager

      Gangster at Victory Motel

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      Jack Conley

      Vice Captain

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      Ginger Slaughter

      Secretary in Vice

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      Jack Knight

      Detective at Detective Bureau

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      John H. Evans

      Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe

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      Gene Wolande

      Forensic Chief

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      Brian Bossetta

      Forensic Officer

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      Michael Chieffo

      Coroner

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      Gwenda Deacon

      Mrs. Lefferts

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      T.J. Kennedy

      Bud's Rejected Partner

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      Ingo Neuhaus

      Jack's Rejected Partner

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      Robert Harrison

      Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard

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      Jim Metzler

      City Councilman

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      Robert Barry Fleming

      Boxer

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      Jeremiah Birkett

      Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect

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      Salim Grant

      Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect

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      Karr Washington

      Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect

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      Noel Evangelisti

      Stenographer

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      Marisol Padilla Sánchez

      Inez Soto - Rape Victim

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      Jeff Sanders

      Sylvester Fitch

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      Steven Lambert

      Roland Navarette

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      Jordan Marder

      Officer at Detective Bureau

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      Gregory White

      Mayor

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      April Breneman

      Look-Alike Dancer

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      Lisa Worthy

      Look-Alike Dancer

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      Beverly Sharpe

      Witness on Badge of Honor

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      Colin Mitchell

      Reporter at Hospital

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      John Slade

      Photographer at Hospital

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      Brenda Bakke

      Lana Turner

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      Kevin Maloney

      Frolic Room Bartender

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      Patrice Walters

      Police File Clerk

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      Rebecca Klingler

      Police File Clerk

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      Irene Roseen

      D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary

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      Scott Eberlein

      West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy

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      David St. James

      Detective at Hush-Hush Office

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      Bodie Newcomb

      Officer at Hush-Hush Office

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      Jeff Austin

      Detective

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      Robert Foster

      Detective

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      Kevin Patrick Kelly

      Detective

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      Henry Marder

      Detective

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      Monty McKee

      Detective

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      Henry Meyers

      Detective

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      Michael Ossmann

      Detective

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      Dick Stilwell

      Detective

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      Jess Thomas

      Detective

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      Robert Thompson

      Detective

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      Jody Wood

      Detective

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      Jimmy Ortega

      Second Mexican (uncredited)

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      Nectar Rose

      Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

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      Rocco Salata

      Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)

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      Dell Yount

      Court Bailiff (uncredited)

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      Scott McKinley

      Cop (uncredited)

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      Gilbert Rosales

      Third Mexican (uncredited)

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      J.P. Romano

      Deuce Perkins (uncredited)

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      Chris Palermo

      Anthony Trombino (uncredited)

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      April Audia

      Mayor's Wife (uncredited)

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      Priscilla Cory

      Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)

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      Fred Lerner

      Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)

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      Anne Zogby

      Movie Star (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

    10
    Written by John Chard on Sun Aug 07 2016
    City of Angels? More Like City of Demons! Curtis Hanson directs and co-adapts the screenplay with Brian Helgeland from legendary pulp novelist James Ellroy's novel. It stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito and David Strathairn. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Dante Spinotti. It's 1950s Los Angeles and three cops of very different morals and stature are about to be entwined in crime and corruption... I admire you as a policeman, particularly your adherence to violence as a necessary adjunct to the job. Tremendous ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    35000000.00

    Revenue

    126216940.00

    Keywords

    • corruption
    • based on novel or book
    • call girl
    • shotgun
    • detective
    • femme fatale
    • domestic violence
    • whodunit
    • corpse
    • district attorney
    • movie star
    • good cop bad cop
    • neo-noir
    • 1950s