L.A. Confidential (1997)
7.8|19 Sept, 1997|138 min
Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.
7.8|19 Sept, 1997|138 min
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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.
Language
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue $126,216,940
English
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue $126,216,940
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
angry
aggressive
neo-noir
zealous
1950s
vindictive
admiring
approving
vibrant
Casts
Kevin Spacey
Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe
Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell
Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger
Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
D.A. Ellis Loew
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
Amber Smith
Susan Lefferts
John Mahon
Police Chief
Paul Guilfoyle
Mickey Cohen
Matt McCoy
'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paolo Seganti
Johnny Stompanato
Simon Baker
Matt Reynolds
Elisabeth Granli
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin
Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Allan Graf
Wife Beater
Precious Chong
Wife
Symba
Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin
Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn
Liquor Store Owner
Darrell Sandeen
Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick
Sid's Assistant
Shawnee Free Jones
Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz
Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr.
First 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
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
T.J. 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
Karr Washington
Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders
Sylvester Fitch
Steven 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 Klingler
Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen
D.A. 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
Robert Foster
Detective
Kevin Patrick Kelly
Detective
Henry Marder
Detective
Monty McKee
Detective
Henry Meyers
Detective
Michael Ossmann
Detective
Dick Stilwell
Detective
Jess Thomas
Detective
Robert Thompson
Detective
Jody Wood
Detective
Jimmy Ortega
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby
Movie Star (uncredited)
Crews
Mali Finn
Casting
Peter Honess
Editor
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
Curtis Hanson
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Michael G. Nathanson
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Curtis Hanson
Producer
William Arnold
Art Direction
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Curtis Hanson
Director
Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist
Gilbert Rosales
Stunts
Jimmy Romano
Stunts
Danny Costa
Stunts
Norm Compton
Stunts
Joni Avery
Stunts
Kevin L. Jackson
Stunts
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Chris Palermo
Stunts
Richard Drown
Stunts
J.P. Romano
Stunts
Toby Holguin
Stunts
Joey Box
Stunts
Doc Duhame
Stunts
Troy Robinson
Stunts
Tom Lupo
Stunts
Gary Price
Stunts
Jimmy Ortega
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Robby Robinson
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
Stunts
Richie Gaona
Stunts
Freddie Jin
Stunts
Gary Epper
Stunts
Troy Brown
Stunts
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Brian Helgeland
Co-Producer
Dan Kolsrud
Executive Producer
Rick Avery
Stunts
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Rylander
Special Effects Coordinator
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
James Ellroy
Novel
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Anthony G. Schmidt
Stunts
Fred Fein
Stand In
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Nikola Ristić
Electrician
Chris Grantz
Swing
Patrick McGee
Swing
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Mark Soucie
Electrician
Mark Poll
Set Designer
Danny Jimenez
Grip
Kai Blomberg
Swing
Carlos M. Gallardo
Grip
Julia K. Levine
Set Designer
Leslie Thorson
Assistant Location Manager
Julie Beattie Iiams
Swing
Jeff Durling
Electrician
Poly Veitzer
Second Assistant Camera
Kenny Schneider
Electrician
Troy Alan Peters
Dresser
Doug Sieck
Swing
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Kenneth Hunter
Location Manager
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Dave Amberik
Driver
Michael Battaglia
Unit Publicist
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
John Cales
Propmaker
Keith Dillin
Transportation Coordinator
Warren Smith
Production Supervisor
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Peter Savic
Hairstylist
Bella Noubarian
Seamstress
Mark Burnett
Video Assist Operator
Bruce Botnick
Scoring Mixer
Rick Broderman
Painter
John Baumhauer
Set Production Assistant
Steven Melton
Property Master
Dion Mitchell
Utility Stunts
Corwin A. Bibb
Electrician
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Thell Reed
Armorer
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Moira Gill
Art Department Coordinator
Javier Carrillo
Construction Foreman
Gary Jay
Camera Operator
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Carolyn Hagan
Production Office Coordinator
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Pete Bianco
Transportation Captain
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
Terry Rodman
Sound Designer
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Beth Jochem Besterveld
First Assistant Editor
Eric Yount
Carpenter
Robert Lamkin
Chef
Chuck Brooks
Greensman
Duane Manwiller
First Assistant Camera
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
John Bush
Transportation Co-Captain
Louisa Bonnie
Set Designer
John Hinkle
Standby Painter
Kim Bodner
Production Accountant
Linda Montanti
First Assistant Director
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Orr
Color Timer
Gordon Ecker
Sound Effects Editor
Denise Horta
ADR Editor
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mildred Iatrou
Dialogue Editor
Cathie Speakman
Dialogue Editor
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Mann
Sound Effects Editor
Andrea Horta
ADR Editor
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Glenn Hoskinson
Sound Effects Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Dialogue Editor
Robert Duggan
Best Boy Grip
Heather Kritzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Edward A. Gutentag
Assistant Camera
Neil David Pontecorvo
Head Greensman
James W. Apted
Camera Loader
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Al DeGaetano
Construction Buyer
G. Roger Abell
Swing
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist
Sara Flamm
Production Secretary
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Jeffrey W. Petersen
Chief Lighting Technician
Elizabeth Abate
Costumer
Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
Boyd Lacosse
Special Effects Technician
Glenn Brown
Camera Production Assistant
Carole Henderson Harrington
Assistant Editor
Gus Le Pre
Hair Assistant
Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor
Brian Best
Apprentice Sound Editor
Karen Yokomizo
Assistant Accountant
Jim Duggan
Key Rigging Grip
Alberto S. Ramos
Dolly Grip
Andrea Morland
Art Department Production Assistant
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Lonnie S. Gatlin
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Raul Moreno
Production Assistant
Al Eisenmann
Assistant Property Master
Kay Colvin
Utility Sound
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Patti McGuire
Assistant Production Coordinator
Cheryl McHugh
Payroll Accountant
Jim Goldthwait
Second Assistant Director
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Stephen Fischer
Assistant Location Manager
Eric Smith
Electrician
Bob Herron
Stunts
Randy Berrett
Grip
Backdrops & Posters
