| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Kevin Spacey |
Jack Vincennes
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| Russell Crowe |
Bud White
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| Guy Pearce |
Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings Exley
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| Kim Basinger |
Lynn Bracken
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| James Cromwell |
Capt. Dudley Liam Smith
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| Danny DeVito |
Sid Hudgens
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| David Strathairn |
Pierce Morehouse Patchett
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| Ron Rifkin |
Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew
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| Matt McCoy |
Brett Chase
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| Paul Guilfoyle |
Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen
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| Paolo Seganti |
Johnny Stompanato
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| Elisabeth Granli |
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
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| Sandra Taylor |
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
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| Steve Rankin |
Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
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| Graham Beckel |
Sgt. Richard Alex 'Dick' Stensland
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| Allan Graf |
Wife Beater
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| Precious Chong |
Wife
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| Symba Smith |
Karen, Jack's Dancing Partner
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| Bob Clendenin |
Reporter at Hollywood Station
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| Lennie Loftin |
Photographer at Hollywood Station
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| Will Zahrn |
Liquor Store Owner
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| Amber Smith |
Susan Lefferts
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| Darrell Sandeen |
Leland 'Buzz' Meeks
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| Michael Warwick |
Sid's Assistant
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| Simon Baker |
Matt Reynolds (as Simon Baker Denny)
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| Shawnee Free Jones |
Tammy Jordan
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| Matthew Allen Bretz |
Officer Escorting Mexicans
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| Thomas Rosales Jr. |
Mexican #1
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| Shane Dixon |
Officer #1 at Hollywood Station
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| Norman Howell |
Officer #2 at Hollywood Station
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| Brian Lally |
Intoxicated Officer at Hollywood Station
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| Don Pulford |
Officer #4 at Hollywood Station
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| Chris Short |
Officer #5 at Hollywood Station
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| John Mahon |
Police Chief
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| Tomas Arana |
Det. Michael Breuning
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| Michael McCleery |
Det. William Carlisle
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| George Yager |
Gangster at Victory Motel
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| Jack Conley |
Vice Captain
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| Ginger Slaughter |
Secretary in Vice
|
| Jack Knight |
Detective at Detective Bureau
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| David St. James |
Detective at Hush-Hush Office
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| Simon Baker-Denny |
Mat Reynolds
|
| Gwenda Deacon |
Mrs. Lefferts
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Crime; Drama; Mystery; Thriller |
| Director |
Curtis Hanson |
| Producer |
Curtis Hanson; Arnon Milchan; Arnold Milchin; Michael Nathanson; Brian Helgeland |
| Writer |
James Ellroy; Brian Helgeland; Curtis Hanson |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
| Series |
James Ellroy |
|
| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
138 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
|
| Plot |
| In a time when it seems that every other movie makes some claim to being a film noir, L.A. Confidential is the real thing--a gritty, sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal, and corruption of all sorts (police, political, press--and, of course, very personal) in 1940s Hollywood. The Oscar-winning screenplay is actually based on several titles in James Ellroy's series of chronological thriller novels (including the title volume, The Big Nowhere, and White Jazz)--a compelling blend of L.A. history and pulp fiction that has earned it comparisons to the greatest of all Technicolor noir films, Chinatown. Kim Basinger richly deserved her Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of a conflicted femme fatale; unfortunately, her male costars are so uniformly fine that they may have canceled each other out with the Academy voters: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and James Cromwell play LAPD officers of varying stripes. Pearce's character is a particularly intriguing study in Hollywood amorality and ambition, a strait-laced "hero" (and son of a departmental legend) whose career goals outweigh all other moral, ethical, and legal considerations. If he's a good guy, it's only because he sees it as the quickest route to a promotion. --Jim Emerson |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
172 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Owner |
David Cowley |
|
| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single side, Dual layer |
| UPC |
085391491323 |
| Chapters |
40 |
| Release Date |
1998 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish; French |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby |
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