| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Kevin Spacey |
Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes
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| Russell Crowe |
Officer Wendell 'Bud' White
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| Guy Pearce |
Det .Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley
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| James Cromwell |
Capt. Dudley Liam Smith
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| Kim Basinger |
Lynn Bracken
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| David Strathairn |
Pierce Morehouse Patchett
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| Danny DeVito |
Sid Hudgens
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| Graham Beckel |
Det. Sgt. Richard Alex 'Dick' Stensland
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| Paul Guilfoyle |
Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen
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| Ron Rifkin |
Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
Curtis Hanson |
| Producer |
Curtis Hanson; Arnon Milchan; Michael Nathanson |
| Writer |
James Ellroy; Brian Helgeland; Curtis Hanson |
| Studio |
Warner Bros. |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
138 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
8.4 |
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| 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 |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
2.35:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
085391491323 |
| Chapters |
40 |
| Release Date |
4/21/1998 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| 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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3 Behind the Scenes Documentaries
Music-Only Track in 5.1
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailers
3 TV Spots |
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