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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.
- $126.2 million
- Jerry Goldsmith
- $35 million
- Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson
Sep 19, 1997 · 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.
- (602K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Curtis Hanson
- 1997-09-19
Three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop in the early 1950s. Detective Lieutenant Exley...
- (6.4K)
- Curtis Hanson
- R
- Kevin Spacey
The story follows several Los Angeles Police Department officers in the early 1950s who become embroiled in a mix of sex, corruption, and murder following a massacre at the Nite Owl coffee shop. The story eventually encompasses organized crime, political corruption, heroin trafficking, pornography, prostitution, and Hollywood.
- 496 pp (first edition, hardcover)
- James Ellroy
- June 1990
- The Mysterious Press
Sep 4, 2008 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "L.A. Confidential" finished at No. 1 in a list of films shot in the last 25 years about Los Angeles culture. In a poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times, Curtis Hanson 's 1997 drama topped P.T. Anderson's "Boogie Nights" and Quentin Tarantino's " Jackie Brown ." This means the year 1997 appears to have ...
L.A. Confidential (1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Summaries. 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. 1950's Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the ...
