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L.A. Confidential (1997) - film review

  Curtis Hanson Crime / Mystery / Thrillerstars 5
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L.A. Confidential is an American thriller film first released in 1997, directed by Curtis Hanson.  The film stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell and Kim Basinger.  Our overall rating for this film is: excellent.

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Credits
  • Director: Curtis Hanson
  • Script: James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson
  • Photo: Dante Spinotti
  • Music: Jerry Goldsmith
  • 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 (D.A. 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 (Matt Reynolds), 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), 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 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), Jonathan Adler (Photographer), William Boyd (Himself), Hennen Chambers (Reporter), Priscilla Cory (Brunette Police Woman), T.K. Durham (Senator’s Aide), Deborah Kerr (Herself), Virginia Mayo (Herself), Scott McKinley (Cop), Marilyn Monroe (Herself), Jimmy Ortega (Second Mexican), Gilbert Rosales (Third Mexican), Nectar Rose (Marilyn Monroe), Jane Russell (Herself), Rocco Salata (Uniformed Patrol Officer), Frank Sinatra (Himself)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 138 min
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