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.
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Russell Crowe as Bud White |
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Kevin Spacey as Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes |
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Guy Pearce as Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings "Ed" Exley |
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Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken |
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James Cromwell as Cap. Dudley Liam Smith |
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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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Matt McCoy as 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase |
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Paul Guilfoyle as Mickey Cohen |
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Paolo Seganti as Johnny Stompanato |
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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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Simon Baker as Matt Reynolds |
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Allan Graf as Wife Beater |
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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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Amber Smith as Susan Lefferts |
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Darrell Sandeen as Buzz Meeks |
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Thomas Rosales, Jr. as First Mexican |
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Brian Lally as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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John Mahon as Police Chief |
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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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Jack Conley as Vice Captain |
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Jack Knight as Detective at Detective Bureau |
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Gene Wolande as Forensic Chief |
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Michael Chieffo as Coroner |
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Ingo Neuhaus as Jack's Rejected Partner |
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Jeremiah Birkett as Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect |
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Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Inez Soto - Rape Victim |
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Steven Lambert as Roland Navarette |
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Jordan Marder as Officer at Detective Bureau |
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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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David St. James as Detective at Hush-Hush Office |
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Jeff Austin as Detective |
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Brenda Bakke as Lana Turner |
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Graham Beckel as Dick Stensland |
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Jim Metzler as City Councilman |
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Michael Warwick as Sid's Assistant |
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Symba as Jack's Dancing Partner |
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Shawnee Free Jones as Tammy Jordan |
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Norman Howell as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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Salim Grant as Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect |
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Jeff Sanders as Sylvester Fitch |
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April Breneman as Look-Alike Dancer |
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Scott Eberlein as West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy |
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Gregory White as Mayor |
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Robert Foster as Detective |
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Robert Thompson 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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Jan Citron as 1940s Courthouse (uncredited) |
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Don Pulford as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station |
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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) |
Writing | Curtis Hanson | Screenplay |
Directing | Curtis Hanson | Director |
Production | Curtis Hanson | Producer |
Production | Arnon Milchan | Producer |
Production | Mali Finn | Casting |
Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Conductor |
Production | David L. Wolper | Executive Producer |
Crew | Richard Stutsman | Special Effects Coordinator |
Art | Jay Hart | Set Decoration |
Writing | Brian Helgeland | Screenplay |
Production | Brian Helgeland | Co-Producer |
Sound | Bob Beher | Foley Editor |
Editing | Peter Honess | Editor |
Camera | Randy Berrett | Grip |
Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
Production | Dan Kolsrud | Executive Producer |
Sound | Robert Deschaine | ADR Mixer |
Sound | Tami Treadwell | ADR Recordist |
Sound | Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
Camera | Dante Spinotti | Director of Photography |
Writing | James Ellroy | Novel |
Sound | Denise Horta | ADR Editor |
Production | Michael G. Nathanson | Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Ruth Myers | Costume Design |
Art | William Arnold | Art Direction |
Camera | James M. Muro | Steadicam Operator |
Production | Emily Schweber | Casting Associate |
Sound | Mildred Iatrou | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Charleen Richards | ADR Mixer |
Editing | Beth Jochem Besterveld | First Assistant Editor |
Production | John Panzarella | Location Manager |
Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
Costume & Make-Up | Lance Anderson | Makeup Artist |
Sound | Kimberly Ellen Lowe | Dialogue Editor |
Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
Editing | Carole Henderson Harrington | Assistant Editor |
Editing | David Orr | Color Timer |
Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunt Coordinator |
Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
Sound | John Roesch | Foley Artist |
Camera | Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
Crew | Eric Rylander | Special Effects Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Lovaas | Costume Supervisor |
Editing | Michael Trent | Assistant Editor |
Sound | Andy Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
Lighting | Jeffrey W. Petersen | Chief Lighting Technician |
Art | Pablo Ferro | Title Designer |
Art | Steven B. Melton | Property Master |
Costume & Make-Up | Marsha Bozeman | Set Costumer |
Sound | Donald L. Warner Jr. | Dialogue Editor |
Directing | Sharron Reynolds | Script Supervisor |
Sound | Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Cathie Speakman | Dialogue Editor |
Camera | Duane Manwiller | First Assistant Camera |
Sound | Gordon Ecker | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Becky Sullivan | Supervising ADR Editor |
Sound | Brian Best | Apprentice Sound Editor |
Visual Effects | Peter Donen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Production | Sara Flamm | Production Secretary |
Sound | Terry Rodman | Sound Designer |
Sound | Steve Mann | Sound Effects Editor |
Camera | Gary Jay | Camera Operator |
Camera | Peter Sorel | Still Photographer |
Camera | Edward A. Gutentag | Assistant Camera |
Sound | Glenn Hoskinson | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Thom 'Coach' Ehle | Dolby Consultant |
Sound | John Leveque | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
Visual Effects | Travis Baumann | Compositing Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Janis Clark | Key Hair Stylist |
Crew | Jessica Drake | Dialect Coach |
Art | Dave DeGaetano | Construction Coordinator |
Sound | Andrea Horta | ADR Editor |
Art | Neil David Pontecorvo | Head Greensman |
Directing | Connie Papineau | Script Supervisor |
Sound | Kirk Francis | Production Sound Mixer |
Camera | James W. Apted | Camera Loader |
Crew | Anthony G. Schmidt | Stunts |
Production | L. Dean Jones Jr. | Unit Production Manager |
Crew | Fred Fein | Stand In |
Camera | Glenn Brown | Camera Production Assistant |
Sound | Nick Vidar | Music Programmer |
Crew | Boyd Lacosse | Special Effects Technician |
Camera | Scott M. Robinson | Key Grip |
Lighting | Jim Duggan | Key Rigging Grip |
Crew | David Guilbeau | Craft Service |
Crew | Thell Reed | Armorer |
Sound | Joe Divitale | Sound Effects Editor |
Lighting | Corwin A. Bibb | Electrician |
Art | Rick Broderman | Painter |
Sound | Bruce Botnick | Scoring Mixer |
Production | Kenneth Hunter | Location Manager |
Art | G. Roger Abell | Swing |
Sound | Mychal Smith | Boom Operator |
Directing | Heather Kritzer | Second Second Assistant Director |
Production | Kim Bodner | Production Accountant |
Sound | Kay Colvin | Utility Sound |
Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
Art | Al Eisenmann | Assistant Property Master |
Directing | Jim Goldthwait | Second Assistant Director |
Sound | Steven Gerrior | Assistant Sound Editor |
Crew | Robert Lamkin | Chef |
Crew | Keith Dillin | Transportation Coordinator |
Writing | Gary Damian Thomas | Storyboard |
Art | Louisa Bonnie | Set Designer |
Art | Javier Carrillo | Construction Foreman |
Art | John Hinkle | Standby Painter |
Art | Moira Gill | Art Department Coordinator |
Art | Chuck Brooks | Greensman |
Costume & Make-Up | Peter Savic | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Bella Noubarian | Seamstress |
Costume & Make-Up | Jim C. Johnson | Set Dressing Artist |
Crew | Eric Yount | Carpenter |
Crew | Dave Amberik | Driver |
Crew | Bonnie Daniels | Production Controller |
Production | Carolyn Hagan | Production Office Coordinator |
Crew | John Cales | Propmaker |
Crew | John Baumhauer | Set Production Assistant |
Crew | Pete Bianco | Transportation Captain |
Crew | John Bush | Transportation Co-Captain |
Crew | Michael Battaglia | Unit Publicist |
Crew | Dion Mitchell | Utility Stunts |
Crew | Mark Burnett | Video Assist Operator |
Directing | Linda Montanti | First Assistant Director |
Production | Warren Smith | Production Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Gus Le Pre | Hair Assistant |
Camera | Robert Duggan | Best Boy Grip |
Lighting | Lonnie S. Gatlin | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
Production | Cheryl McHugh | Payroll Accountant |
Sound | Diane Linn | ADR Recordist |
Production | Karen Yokomizo | Assistant Accountant |
Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Abate | Costumer |
Art | Al DeGaetano | Construction Buyer |
Camera | Alberto S. Ramos | Dolly Grip |
Production | Stephen Fischer | Assistant Location Manager |
Production | Andrea Morland | Art Department Production Assistant |
Production | Patti McGuire | Assistant Production Coordinator |
Production | Raul Moreno | Production Assistant |