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The Black Dahlia is a German-American thriller film first released in 2006,
directed by Brian De Palma.
The film stars Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank and Mia Kirshner.
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Credits
- Director: Brian De Palma
- Script: Josh Friedman, James Ellroy
- Photo: Vilmos Zsigmond
- Music: Mark Isham
- Cast: Josh Hartnett (Dwight ’Bucky’ Bleichert), Scarlett Johansson (Kay Lake), Aaron Eckhart (Lee Blanchard), Hilary Swank (Madeleine Linscott), Mia Kirshner (Elizabeth Short), Mike Starr (Det. Russ Millard), Fiona Shaw (Ramona Linscott), Patrick Fischler (Deputy DA Ellis Loew), James Otis (Dolph Bleichert), John Kavanagh (Emmett Linscott), Troy Evans (Chief Ted Green), Anthony Russell (Morrie Friedman), Pepe Serna (Tomas Dos Santos), Angus MacInnes (Capt. John Tierney), Rachel Miner (Martha Linscott), Victor McGuire (Sgt. Bill Koenig), Gregg Henry (Pete Lukins), Jemima Rooper (Lorna Mertz), Rose McGowan (Sheryl Saddon), Dan Ponce (Mp), Graham Norris (Cop), Mike O’Connell (Shore Patrol), Michael P. Flannigan (Desk Officer), John Solari (Baxter Fitch), Stephanie L. Moore (Baxter Fitch’s Girlfriend), Noel Arthur (Gunman #1), Todd Thomas (Gunman #2), Steve Eastin (Detective), Ian McNeice (Coroner), Claudia Katz (Frolic Bartender), Mia Frye (Laverne Bartender), Richard Brake (Bobby DeWitt), William Finley (George Tilden), Joost Scholte (Madeleine’s GI), Fatso-Fasano (Dealer), Teo (Friedman’s Tough Guy #1), Kiril Efremov (Friedman’s Tough Guy #2), Petar Milchev (Perp), Brian De Palma (Elizabeth’s Screen Test Director), Kevin Dunn (Elizabeth Short’s Father), k.d. lang (Lesbian Bar Singer), David Raibon (Black Man)
- Country: Germany / USA
- Language: English / German
- Runtime: 121 min
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