L.A. Confidential (1997)
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.
Director:
Curtis Hanson
Writers:
Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson.
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Kevin Spacey as Jack Vincennes |
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Russell Crowe as Wendell 'Bud' White |
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Guy Pearce as Edmund 'Ed' Exley |
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James Cromwell as Dudley Smith |
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Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken |
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Danny DeVito as Sid Hudgens |
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David Strathairn as Pierce Patchett |
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Ron Rifkin as D.A. Ellis Loew |
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Graham Beckel as Dick Stensland |
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Amber Smith as Susan Lefferts |
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John Mahon as Police Chief |
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Paul Guilfoyle as Mickey Cohen |
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Matt McCoy as 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase |
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Paolo Seganti as Johnny Stompanato |
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Simon Baker as Matt Reynolds |
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Elisabeth Granli as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
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Sandra Taylor as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
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Steve Rankin as Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen |
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Allan Graf as Wife Beater |
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Precious Chong as Wife |
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Symba as Jack's Dancing Partner |
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Bob Clendenin as Reporter at Hollywood Station |
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Lennie Loftin as Photographer at Hollywood Station |
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Will Zahrn as Liquor Store Owner |
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Darrell Sandeen as Buzz Meeks |
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Michael Warwick as Sid's Assistant |
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Shawnee Free Jones as Tammy Jordan |
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Matthew Allen Bretz as Officer Escorting Mexicans |
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Thomas Rosales Jr. as First Mexican |
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Shane Dixon as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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Norman Howell as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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Brian Lally as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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Don Pulford as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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Chris Short as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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Tomas Arana as Breuning - Dudley's Guy |
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Michael McCleery as Carlisle - Dudley's Guy |
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George Yager as Gangster at Victory Motel |
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Jack Conley as Vice Captain |
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Ginger Slaughter as Secretary in Vice |
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Jack Knight as Detective at Detective Bureau |
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John H. Evans as Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe |
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Gene Wolande as Forensic Chief |
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Brian Bossetta as Forensic Officer |
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Michael Chieffo as Coroner |
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Gwenda Deacon as Mrs. Lefferts |
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T.J. Kennedy as Bud's Rejected Partner |
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Ingo Neuhaus as Jack's Rejected Partner |
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Robert Harrison as Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard |
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Jim Metzler as City Councilman |
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Robert Barry Fleming as Boxer |
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Jeremiah Birkett as Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect |
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Salim Grant as Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect |
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Karr Washington as Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect |
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Noel Evangelisti as Stenographer |
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Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Inez Soto - Rape Victim |
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Jeff Sanders as Sylvester Fitch |
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Steven Lambert as Roland Navarette |
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Jordan Marder as Officer at Detective Bureau |
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Gregory White as Mayor |
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April Breneman as Look-Alike Dancer |
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Lisa Worthy as Look-Alike Dancer |
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Beverly Sharpe as Witness on Badge of Honor |
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Colin Mitchell as Reporter at Hospital |
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John Slade as Photographer at Hospital |
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Brenda Bakke as Lana Turner |
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Kevin Maloney as Frolic Room Bartender |
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Patrice Walters as Police File Clerk |
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Rebecca Klingler as Police File Clerk |
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Irene Roseen as D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary |
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Scott Eberlein as West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy |
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David St. James as Detective at Hush-Hush Office |
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Bodie Newcomb as Officer at Hush-Hush Office |
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Jeff Austin as Detective |
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Robert Foster as Detective |
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Kevin Patrick Kelly as Detective |
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Henry Marder as Detective |
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Monty McKee as Detective |
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Henry Meyers as Detective |
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Michael Ossmann as Detective |
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Dick Stilwell as Detective |
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Jess Thomas as Detective |
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Robert Thompson as Detective |
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Jody Wood as Detective |
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Jimmy Ortega as Second Mexican (uncredited) |
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Nectar Rose as Marilyn Monroe (uncredited) |
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Rocco Salata as Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited) |
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Dell Yount as Court Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Scott McKinley as Cop (uncredited) |
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Gilbert Rosales as Third Mexican (uncredited) |
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J.P. Romano as Deuce Perkins (uncredited) |
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Chris Palermo as Anthony Trombino (uncredited) |
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April Audia as Mayor's Wife (uncredited) |
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Priscilla Cory as Brunette Police Woman (uncredited) |
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Fred Lerner as Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited) |
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Anne Zogby as Movie Star (uncredited) |
| Directing | Curtis Hanson | Director |
| Writing | Brian Helgeland | Screenplay |
| Writing | Curtis Hanson | Screenplay |
| Production | Curtis Hanson | Producer |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Dante Spinotti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Peter Honess | Editor |
| Production | Mali Finn | Casting |
| Art | William Arnold | Art Direction |
| Art | Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
| Production | Michael G. Nathanson | Producer |
| Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
| Art | Gary Damian Thomas | Storyboard Artist |
| Crew | Gilbert Rosales | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | J.P. Romano | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Crew | Troy Robinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Robby Robinson | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Price | Stunts |
| Crew | Chris Palermo | Stunts |
| Crew | Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
| Crew | John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Lupo | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Lerner | Stunts |
| Crew | Gene LeBell | Stunts |
| Crew | Freddie Jin | Stunts |
| Crew | Kevin L. Jackson | Stunts |
| Crew | Toby Holguin | Stunts |
| Crew | Frankie 'G' Garbutt | Stunts |
| Crew | Richie Gaona | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Doc Duhame | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Drown | Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Costa | Stunts |
| Crew | Norm Compton | Stunts |
| Crew | Troy Brown | Stunts |
| Crew | Joey Box | Stunts |
| Crew | Joni Avery | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Production | Brian Helgeland | Co-Producer |
| Production | Dan Kolsrud | Executive Producer |
| Production | David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lance Anderson | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Richard Stutsman | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Directing | Connie Papineau | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Writing | James Ellroy | Novel |
| Camera | Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
| Camera | J. Michael Muro | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janis Clark | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Eric Rylander | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Anthony G. Schmidt | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Fein | Stand In |
| Crew | Jessica Drake | Dialect Coach |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marsha Bozeman | Set Costumer |
| Directing | Drew Ann Rosenberg | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Poly Veitzer | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Jeff Durling | Electrician |
| Lighting | Nikola Ristić | Electrician |
| Lighting | Kenny Schneider | Electrician |
| Lighting | Mark Soucie | Electrician |
| Camera | Danny Jimenez | Grip |
| Camera | Carlos M. Gallardo | Grip |
| Production | Leslie Thorson | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Julia K. Levine | Set Designer |
| Art | Mark Poll | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Troy Alan Peters | Dresser |
| Art | Julie Beattie Iiams | Swing |
| Art | Kai Blomberg | Swing |
| Art | Chris Grantz | Swing |
| Art | Patrick McGee | Swing |
| Art | Doug Sieck | Swing |
| Production | L. Dean Jones Jr. | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Emily Schweber | Casting Associate |
| Production | John Panzarella | Location Manager |
| Production | Kenneth Hunter | Location Manager |
| Editing | Michael Trent | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Moira Gill | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Dave DeGaetano | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Javier Carrillo | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Chuck Brooks | Greensman |
| Art | Rick Broderman | Painter |
| Art | Louisa Bonnie | Set Designer |
| Art | John Hinkle | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Gary Jay | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Duane 'DC' Manwiller | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Scott M. Robinson | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Lovaas | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Savic | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bella Noubarian | Seamstress |
| Crew | Thell Reed | Armorer |
| Crew | Eric Yount | Carpenter |
| Crew | Robert Lamkin | Chef |
| Crew | David Guilbeau | Craft Service |
| Crew | Dave Amberik | Driver |
| Crew | Bonnie Daniels | Production Controller |
| Production | Carolyn Hagan | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | John Cales | Propmaker |
| Art | Steven Melton | Property Master |
| Crew | John Baumhauer | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Pete Bianco | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | John Bush | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Keith Dillin | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Battaglia | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Dion Mitchell | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Mark Burnett | Video Assist Operator |
| Directing | Linda Montanti | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Beth Jochem Besterveld | First Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Corwin A. Bibb | Electrician |
| Production | Kim Bodner | Production Accountant |
| Production | Warren Smith | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Mychal D. Smith | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Steven Gerrior | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bob Beher | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Sound | Kirk Francis | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Bruce Botnick | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | Terry Rodman | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Joe Divitale | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | John Leveque | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Peter Donen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Thom 'Coach' Ehle | Dolby Consultant |
| Editing | David Orr | Color Timer |
| Sound | Kimberly Lowe Voigt | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Mildred Iatrou | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Becky Sullivan | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Donald L. Warner Jr. | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Cathie Speakman | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Tami Treadwell | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Andrea Horta | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Robert Deschaine | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Glenn Hoskinson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Steve Mann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Gordon Ecker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
| Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Abate | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gus Le Pre | Hair Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | Jim Goldthwait | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Heather Kritzer | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Al Eisenmann | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Al DeGaetano | Construction Buyer |
| Art | Neil David Pontecorvo | Head Greensman |
| Art | G. Roger Abell | Swing |
| Art | Pablo Ferro | Title Designer |
| Sound | Diane Linn | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Brian Best | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Sound | Kay Colvin | Utility Sound |
| Crew | Boyd Lacosse | Special Effects Technician |
| Camera | Edward A. Gutentag | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Robert Duggan | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | James W. Apted | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Glenn Brown | Camera Production Assistant |
| Camera | Alberto S. Ramos | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Editing | Carole Henderson Harrington | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Stephen Fischer | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Conductor |
| Sound | Nick Vidar | Music Programmer |
| Production | Andrea Morland | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Production | Karen Yokomizo | Assistant Accountant |
| Lighting | Lonnie S. Gatlin | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Production | Patti McGuire | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Jeffrey W. Petersen | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Travis Baumann | Compositing Artist |
| Lighting | Jim Duggan | Key Rigging Grip |
| Production | Cheryl McHugh | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Raul Moreno | Production Assistant |
| Production | Sara Flamm | Production Secretary |
| Lighting | Eric Smith | Electrician |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Camera | Randy Berrett | Grip |