L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997 | 2h 18m | Drama, Suspense

Brief Synopsis

Los Angeles, 1953. Beneath the glamorous veneer of Hollywood gossip and movie stars lies a crime-ridden city corrupt to its core. While investigating a brutal murder, three very different police detectives will discover a common bond of integrity.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Curtis Hanson

CAST

Kevin Spacey

Russell Crowe

Guy Pearce

James Cromwell

Kim Basinger

Danny DeVito

David Strathairn

Ron Rifkin

Matt McCoy

Paul Guilfoyle

Graham Beckel

Paolo Seganti

PRODUCERS

Arnon Milchan

Michael Nathanson

Curtis Hanson

Michael G. Nathanson

WRITERS

Brian Helgeland

Curtis Hanson

Related Videos

L.A. Confidential (1997) -- (Movie Clip) Nite Owl
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Grisly events in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential, 1997, in which Lt. Exley (Guy Pearce) takes the call for a mass murder, victims including the newly-fired partner of Sgt. White (Russsell Crowe).
L.A. Confidential (1997) -- (Movie Clip) Blood On Your Shirt
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Lots of cursing in the second meeting of Sgt. White (Russell Crowe) and Veronica Lake look-alike hooker Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger), in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential, 1997, from James Ellroy's novel.
L.A. Confidential (1997) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Hush-Hush
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Scandal sheet editor Danny DeVito narrates the prurient opening to Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential, 1997, also starring Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, and Kim Basinger, from James Ellroy's novel.
L.A. Confidential (1997) -- (Movie Clip) Just Don't Shoot Me
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"Trashcan" Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) and ambitious Lt. Exley (Guy Pearce) grill a suspect then stage a raid during a murder dragnet in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential, 1997, from James Ellroy's novel.
L.A. Confidential (1997) -- (Movie Clip) Fleur de Lis
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Sleazy editor Hudgens (Danny DeVito) and crooked cop "Trashcan" Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) stage a minor-celebrity pot bust for publicity in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential, 1997.

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