The Devil in the White City Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The story focuses on the lives of two men who turned the 1893 Chicago World's Fair into their playground. One man, Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, in a short period of time was forced to overcome immense obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. The other, H.H. Holmes, was a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair. Holmes devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims to their death.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Devil in the White City.

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  Leonardo DiCaprio

  ... H.H. Holmes

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Crew Behind the Film

The The Devil in the White City behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Martin Scorsese last directed Killers of the Flower Moon and Rolling Thunder. The film's writer Billy Ray last wrote Richard Jewell and Terminator: Dark Fate.

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenwriters

Billy Ray

Producers

Leonardo DiCaprio
Jennifer Davisson Killoran
Michael Shamberg
Stacey Sher

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Production Details

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Key Facts

• Based on Erik Larson's bestselling novel of the same name. The Devil in the White City spent three years on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold 2.3 million copies and has been translated into 17 languages.

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