L.A. Confidential

1997, Movie, R, 137 mins

Year: 1997
Rated R
Parental Rating: Cautionary; some scenes objectionable
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 137
Format: Color
Genre(s): Crime; Drama; Thriller
Production Co(s).: Arnon Milchan/David L. Wolper; Regency Enterprises
Released By: Warner Bros.

Award(s)
Academy Award Winner: Best Supporting Actress - Kim Basinger
Academy Award Winner: Best Adapted Screenplay - Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland
Academy Award Nominee: Best Picture
Academy Award Nominee: Best Director - Curtis Hanson
Academy Award Nominee: Best Sound - Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Kirk Francis
Academy Award Nominee: Best Art Direction - Jeannine Oppewall, Jay R. Hart
Academy Award Nominee: Best Cinematography - Dante Spinotti
Academy Award Nominee: Best Film Editing - Peter Honess
Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Dramatic Score - Jerry Goldsmith

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Cast
Kevin Spacey: Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe: Bud White
Guy Pearce: Ed Exley
James Cromwell: Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger: Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito: Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn: Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin: District Attorney Ellis Loew
Matt McCoy: 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paul Guilfoyle: Mickey Cohen
Paolo Seganti: Johnny Stompanato
Elisabeth Granli: Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor: Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin: Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Graham Beckel: Dick Stensland
Allan Graf: Wife Beater
Precious Chong: Wife
Symba Smith: Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin: Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin: Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn: Liquor Store Owner
Amber Smith: Susan Lefferts
Darrell Sandeen: Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick: Sid's Assistant
Simon Baker Denny: Matt Reynolds
Shawnee Free Jones: Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz: Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr.: 1st Mexican
Shane Dixon: Officer--Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell: Officer--Detective at Hollywood Station
Brian Lally: Officer--Detective at Hollywood Station
Don Pulford: Officer--Detective at Hollywood Station
Chris Short: Officer--Detective at Hollywood Station
John Mahon: Police Chief
Tomas Arana: Breuning--Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery: Carlisle--Dudley's Guy
George Yager: Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley: Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter: Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight: Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans: Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande: Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta: Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo: Coroner
Gwenda Deacon: Mrs. Lefferts
Mike Kennedy: Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus: Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison: Pierce Patchett's Bodyguard
Jim Metzler: City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming: Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett: Ray Collins--Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant: Louis Fontaine--Nite Owl Suspect
Karreem Washington: Ty Jones--Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti: Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sanchez: Inez Soto--Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders: Sylvester Fitch
Steve Lambert: Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder: Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White: Mayor
April Breneman: Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy: Look-Alike Dancer
Beverly Sharpe: Witness on "Badge of Honor"
Colin Mitchell: Reporter at Hospital
John Slade: Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke: Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney: Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters: Police File Clerk
Rebecca Jane Klingler: Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen: District Attorney Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein: West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James: Detective at "Hush-Hush" Office
Bodie Newcomb: Officer at "Hush-Hush" Office
Jeff Austin: Detective
Henry Meyers: Detective
Robert Foster: Detective
Michael Ossman: Detective
Kevin Kelly: Detective
Dick Stilwell: Detective
Henry Marder: Detective
Jess Thomas: Detective
Monty McKee: Detective
Samuel Thompson: Detective
Jody Wood: Detective

Credits
Curtis Hanson: Director
Curtis Hanson: Writer - based on the book by James Ellroy
Brian Helgeland: Writer
James Ellroy: Source
Curtis Hanson: Producer
Arnon Milchan: Producer
Michael Nathanson: Producer
Dan Kolsrud: Exec. Producer
David L. Wolper: Exec. Producer
Dante Spinotti: Cinematographer
Peter Honess: Editor
Jerry Goldsmith: Musical Composer
Jeannine Oppewall: Production Designer
Bill Arnold: Art Director
Jay R. Hart: Set Decorator
Ruth Myers: Costumes
Mali Finn: Casting
Eric Rylander: Special Effects
Richard Stutsman: Special Effects
Anna Behlmer: Sound
Kirk Francis: Sound - mixer
Andy Nelson: Sound
John M. Elliott Jr.: Make Up
Scott H. Eddo: Make Up
Jeff Imada: Stunts
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