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- Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime.
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Characters from the novel series: The L.A. Quartet. The Main Trio Det. Sgt. Jack "Trashcan Jack" … A page for describing Characters: L.A. Confidential (1997).
Lots of characters, including all of Mickey Cohen's lieutenants, Dick Stensland, Buzz Meeks, Sugar Ray Collins, Ty Jones, Lewis Fontane, Sylvester Fitch, Roland Navarette, William Carlisle, Sid Hudgens, Pierce Pattchet, and Dudley Smith. DA Loew isn't killed, just dangled out a fifth story window to the point of hysterics as part of an ...
L.A. Confidential: Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell. As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
L.A. Confidential. (film) L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy 's 1990 novel of the same name, the third book in his L.A. Quartet series. The film tells the story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953, and ...
AwardCategoryNominee (s)ResultArnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, and Michael ...NominatedCurtis HansonNominatedWonBrian Helgeland and Curtis HansonWonFeb 10, 2023 · Published Feb 10, 2023. Follow. L.A. Confidential resurrected classic Hollywood when it was released in 1997, but its complicated ending was anything but straightforward. Set in the early 1950s, the film brought the bygone decade to life with stunning accuracy and had an all-star cast reminiscent of the film noir classics of the '30s and '40s.
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There are three main characters in Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential (originally released in 1997): Ed Exley, Officer Wendell, and Jack Vincennes.
Cast. Production. Reception. The L.A. Confidential Community Note includes chapter-by-chapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you.
