Film version of James Ellroy's novel of police corruption and Hollywood glamour. Three Cops (Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce), a call girl (Kim Basinger), a mysterious millionaire (David Strathairn), a tabloid journalist (Danny De Vito), and the Chief of Detectives (James Cromwell) fuel a labyrinthine plot rife with mystery, ambition, romance and humour.
Directed by
Curtis Hanson
Written by
James Ellroy (novel "L.A. Confidential"); Brian Helgeland (screenplay); Curtis Hanson (screenplay).
Starring
Kevin Spacey (Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes); Russell Crowe (Officer Wendell 'Bud' White); Guy Pearce (Det .Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley); James Cromwell (Capt. Dudley Liam Smith); Kim Basinger (Lynn Bracken); David Strathairn (Pierce Morehouse Patchett); Danny DeVito (Sid Hudgens); Graham Beckel (Det. Sgt. Richard Alex 'Dick' Stensland); Paul Guilfoyle (Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen); Ron Rifkin (Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew); Matt McCoy (Brett Chase); Paolo Seganti (Johnny Stompanato); Sandra Taylor (Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner); Steve Rankin (Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen); Elisabeth Granli (Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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