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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

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Curtis Hanson

Screenplay

Cast

Kevin Spacey profile
Kevin Spacey

Jack Vincennes

Russell Crowe profile
Russell Crowe

Wendell 'Bud' White

Guy Pearce profile
Guy Pearce

Edmund 'Ed' Exley

James Cromwell profile
James Cromwell

Dudley Smith

Kim Basinger profile
Kim Basinger

Lynn Bracken

Danny DeVito profile
Danny DeVito

Sid Hudgens

David Strathairn profile
David Strathairn

Pierce Patchett

Ron Rifkin profile
Ron Rifkin

D.A. Ellis Loew

Graham Beckel profile
Graham Beckel

Dick Stensland

Amber Smith profile
Amber Smith

Susan Lefferts

John Mahon profile
John Mahon

Police Chief

Paul Guilfoyle profile
Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen

Kevin Spacey profile
Kevin Spacey

Jack Vincennes

Russell Crowe profile
Russell Crowe

Wendell 'Bud' White

Guy Pearce profile
Guy Pearce

Edmund 'Ed' Exley

James Cromwell profile
James Cromwell

Dudley Smith

Kim Basinger profile
Kim Basinger

Lynn Bracken

Danny DeVito profile
Danny DeVito

Sid Hudgens

David Strathairn profile
David Strathairn

Pierce Patchett

Ron Rifkin profile
Ron Rifkin

D.A. Ellis Loew

Graham Beckel profile
Graham Beckel

Dick Stensland

Amber Smith profile
Amber Smith

Susan Lefferts

John Mahon profile
John Mahon

Police Chief

Paul Guilfoyle profile
Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen

Extra

Release Date

September 19, 1997

Original Language

English

Budget

$35,000,000.00

Production Company

Regency Enterprises logoWolper Organization logo

Available On

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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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