LA Confidential Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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LA Confidential

Release Date: Friday, September 19, 1997

Director: Curtis Hanson

Starring: Kevin Spacey • Russell Crowe • Guy Pearce • James Cromwell • Kim Basinger

R Crime N/A

3.3 / 5

45% WILL SEE 55% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

Crime Drama

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in LA Confidential.

Kevin Spacey
... Jack Vincennes

Horrible Bosses, Billionaire Boys Club
Russell Crowe
... Wendell 'Bud' White

The Exorcism, Man of Steel
Guy Pearce
... Edmund J. Exley

Lookout, The Brutalist
James Cromwell
... Dudley Smith

Rebel Ridge, Secretariat
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Kim Basinger
... Lynn Bracken

The Informers, The Nice Guys
Danny DeVito
... Sid Hudgens

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Dumbo
David Strathairn
... Pierce Morehouse Patchett

The Luckiest Man in America, American Pastoral
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Ron Rifkin
... D.A. Ellis Loew

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Crew Behind the Film

The LA Confidential behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Curtis Hanson last directed Chasing Mavericks and Lucky You. The film's writer Brian Helgeland last wrote The Killer and Legend.

Director: Curtis Hanson
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Key Facts

Based on the multi-layered James Ellroy novel.

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Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong violence and language, and for sexuality
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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LA Confidential was released in on Friday, September 19, 1997.

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