L.A. Confidential (Special Edition)

L.A. Confidential (1997)

In glamorous yet deeply corrupt 1950s Los Angeles, three very different LAPD officers become entangled in a brutal murder investigation that exposes the city's tangled web of organized crime, celebrity scandals, political influence and police misconduct. Ambitious rule-follower Edmund Exley, hot-tempered detective Bud White and media-savvy Jack Vincennes follow competing leads after a massacre at the Nite Owl coffee shop. Their investigations intersect with mysterious call girl Lynn Bracken and powerful figures determined to keep the truth hidden. Stylish, suspenseful and morally complex, this acclaimed neo-noir thriller asks what justice costs in a city built on appearances.

Film Information

Release year: 1997

Screenplay: Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, adapted from the novel by James Ellroy

Genres: Crime, drama, mystery, thriller, neo-noir

Runtime: Approximately 138 minutes

MPAA rating: R

Principal Cast and Characters

• Kevin Spacey — Detective Sergeant Jack Vincennes
• Russell Crowe — Officer Wendell “Bud” White
• Guy Pearce — Detective Lieutenant Edmund “Ed” Exley
• Kim Basinger — Lynn Bracken
• James Cromwell — Captain Dudley Smith
• Danny DeVito — Sid Hudgens
• David Strathairn — Pierce Patchett
• Ron Rifkin — District Attorney Ellis Loew
• Matt McCoy — Brett Chase
• Simon Baker — Matt Reynolds

Five Interesting Facts

1. The movie adapts James Ellroy's 1990 novel, part of his acclaimed L.A. Quartet.
2. It earned nine Academy Award nominations and won two Oscars: Best Supporting Actress for Kim Basinger and Best Adapted Screenplay for Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson.
3. The film premiered at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
4. Russell Crowe and Guy Pearce were relatively unfamiliar to many American moviegoers when cast in their major roles.
5. Its painstaking recreation of 1950s Los Angeles helped establish the film as a modern classic of neo-noir cinema.

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