Details
| Director: | Curtis Hanson |
| Writer: | Brian Helgeland, James Ellroy |
| Producer: | Arnon Milchan, Dan Kolsrud, Curtis Hanson, Brian Helgeland |
| Theatrical: | 1997 |
| Rated: | R |
| Studio: | Regency Enterprises |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Duration: | 138 |
| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. Another 68 wins & 43 nominations |
| Languages: | English, French, Soundtrack |
| Subtitles: | English, Spanish, French |
| Sound: | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Aspect Ratio: | 2.35:1 |
| Discs: | 1 |
| Region: | 2 |
Features
720pSummary
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 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.Credits
| Kevin Spacey | ... | Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes |
| Russell Crowe | ... | Officer Wendell 'Bud' White |
| Guy Pearce | ... | Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley |
| James Cromwell | ... | Capt. Dudley Liam Smith |
| Kim Basinger | ... | Lynn Margaret Bracken |
| David Strathairn | ... | Pierce Morehouse Patchett |
| Danny DeVito | ... | Sid Hudgens |
| Graham Beckel | ... | Det. Sgt. Richard Alex 'Dick' Stensland |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen |
| Ron Rifkin | ... | Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew |
| Matt McCoy | ... | Brett Chase |
| Paolo Seganti | ... | Johnny Stompanato |
| Sandra Taylor | ... | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
| Steve Rankin | ... | Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen |
| Elisabeth Granli | ... | Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner |
| Brenda Bakke | ... | Lana Turner |
| Jerry Goldsmith | ... | Composer |
| Nectar Rose | ... | Marilyn Monroe |
| Dante Spinotti | ... | Cinematographer |
| Peter Honess | ... | Editor |
| Jeannine Claudia Oppewall | ... | Production Designer |
| William Arnold | ... | Art Director |
| Allan Graf | ... | Wife Beater |
| Precious Chong | ... | Wife |
| Symba | ... | Jack's Dancing Partner (as Symba Smith) |
| Bob Clendenin | ... | Reporter at Hollywood Station |
| Lennie Loftin | ... | Photographer at Hollywood Station |
| Will Zahrn | ... | Liquor Store Owner |
| Amber Smith | ... | Susan Lefferts |
| Darrell Sandeen | ... | Leland 'Buzz' Meeks |
| Michael Warwick | ... | Sid's Assistant |
| Simon Baker | ... | Matt Reynolds (as Simon Baker Denny) |
| Shawnee Free Jones | ... | Tammy Jordan |
| Matthew Allen Bretz | ... | Officer Escorting Mexicans |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... | First Mexican |
| Shane Dixon | ... | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
| Norman Howell | ... | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
| Brian Lally | ... | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
| Don Pulford | ... | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
| Chris Short | ... | Officer - Detective at Hollywood Station |
| John Mahon | ... | Police Chief |
| Tomas Arana | ... | Breuning - Dudley's Guy |
| Michael McCleery | ... | Carlisle - Dudley's Guy |
| George Yager | ... | Gangster at Victory Motel |
| Jack Conley | ... | Vice Captain |
| Ginger Slaughter | ... | Secretary in Vice |
| Jack Knight | ... | Detective at Detective Bureau |
| John H. Evans | ... | Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe |
| Gene Wolande | ... | Forensic Chief |
| Brian Bossetta | ... | Forensic Officer |
| Michael Chieffo | ... | Coroner |
| Gwenda Deacon | ... | Mrs. Lefferts |
| Mike Kennedy | ... | Bud's Rejected Partner |
| Ingo Neuhaus | ... | Jack's Rejected Partner |
| Robert Harrison | ... | Pierce Patchett's Bodyguard |
| Jim Metzler | ... | City Councilman |
| Robert Barry Fleming | ... | Boxer |
| Jeremiah Birkett | ... | Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect |
| Salim Grant | ... | Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect |
| Karreem Washington | ... | Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect |
| Noel Evangelisti | ... | Stenographer |
| Marisol Padilla Sánchez | ... | Inez Soto - Rape Victim (as Marisol Padilla Sanchez) |
| Jeff Sanders | ... | Sylvester Fitch |
| Steven Lambert | ... | Roland Navarette (as Steve Lambert) |
| Jordan Marder | ... | Officer at Detective Bureau |
| Gregory White | ... | Mayor |
| April Breneman | ... | Look-Alike Dancer |
| Lisa Worthy | ... | Look-Alike Dancer |
| Beverly Sharpe | ... | Witness on 'Badge of Honor' |
| Colin Mitchell | ... | Reporter at Hospital |
| John Slade | ... | Photographer at Hospital |
| Kevin Maloney | ... | Frolic Room Bartender |
| Patrice Walters | ... | Police File Clerk |
| Rebecca Klingler | ... | Police File Clerk (as Rebecca Jane Klingler) |
| Irene Roseen | ... | D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary |
| Scott Eberlein | ... | West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy |
| David St. James | ... | Detective at Hush-Hush Office |
| Bodie Newcomb | ... | Officer at Hush-Hush Office |
| Jeff Austin | ... | Detective |
| Robert Foster | ... | Detective |
| Kevin Patrick Kelly | ... | Detective (as Kevin Kelly) |
| Henry Marder | ... | Detective |
| Monty McKee | ... | Detective |
| Henry Meyers | ... | Detective |
| Michael Ossmann | ... | Detective |
| Dick Stilwell | ... | Detective |
| Jess Thomas | ... | Detective |
| Robert Thompson | ... | Detective (as Samuel Thompson) |
| Jody Wood | ... | Detective |