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L.A. Confidential (1997)

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.
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Curtis Hanson profile
Curtis Hanson

Director

Brian Helgeland profile
Brian Helgeland

Screenplay

Cast

Guy Pearce profile
Guy Pearce

Edmund 'Ed' Exley

Russell Crowe profile
Russell Crowe

Wendell 'Bud' White

Kevin Spacey profile
Kevin Spacey

Jack Vincennes

Kim Basinger profile
Kim Basinger

Lynn Bracken

Danny DeVito profile
Danny DeVito

Sid Hudgens

James Cromwell profile
James Cromwell

Dudley Smith

David Strathairn profile
David Strathairn

Pierce Patchett

Ron Rifkin profile
Ron Rifkin

D.A. Ellis Loew

Matt McCoy profile
Matt McCoy

'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase

Paul Guilfoyle profile
Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen

Paolo Seganti profile
Paolo Seganti

Johnny Stompanato

Elisabeth Granli profile
Elisabeth Granli

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Guy Pearce profile
Guy Pearce

Edmund 'Ed' Exley

Russell Crowe profile
Russell Crowe

Wendell 'Bud' White

Kevin Spacey profile
Kevin Spacey

Jack Vincennes

Kim Basinger profile
Kim Basinger

Lynn Bracken

Danny DeVito profile
Danny DeVito

Sid Hudgens

James Cromwell profile
James Cromwell

Dudley Smith

David Strathairn profile
David Strathairn

Pierce Patchett

Ron Rifkin profile
Ron Rifkin

D.A. Ellis Loew

Matt McCoy profile
Matt McCoy

'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase

Paul Guilfoyle profile
Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen

Paolo Seganti profile
Paolo Seganti

Johnny Stompanato

Elisabeth Granli profile
Elisabeth Granli

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Extra

Release Date

September 19, 1997

Original Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Production Company

Regency Enterprises logoWarner Bros. Pictures logoWolper Organization logo

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20th Anniversary Trailer
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Original Theatrical Trailer
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"L.A. Confidential" winning Best Adapted Screenplay
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Kim Basinger winning Best Supporting Actress

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