L.A. Confidential
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.
Release Date
September 19, 1997Runtime
138 minRating
RDirected by
Curtis Hanson, Linda Montanti, Connie Papineau, Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez, Jim Goldthwait, Heather Kritzer, Drew Ann RosenbergScreenplay by
Brian Helgeland, Curtis HansonLanguage
EnglishBudget
$35,000,000Revenue
$126,200,000Status
Released
Cast
Russell Crowe
Wendell "Bud" White
Guy Pearce
Edmund "Ed" Exley
Kevin Spacey
Jack Vincennes
Kim Basinger
Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
Sid Hudgens
James Cromwell
Dudley Smith
David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
D.A. Ellis Loew
Matt McCoy
"Badge of Honor" Star Brett Chase
Paul Guilfoyle
Mickey Cohen
Paolo Seganti
Johnny Stompanato
Sandra Taylor
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin
Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
Allan Graf
Wife Beater
Precious Chong
Wife
Symba
Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin
Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn
Liquor Store Owner
Amber Smith
Susan Lefferts
Darrell Sandeen
Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick
Sid's Assistant
Simon Baker
Matt Reynolds
Shawnee Free Jones
Tammy Jordan
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
John Mahon
Police Chief
Tomas Arana
Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery
Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
Jack Conley
Vice Captain
Jack Knight
Detective at Detective Bureau
Gene Wolande
Forensic Chief
Michael Chieffo
Coroner
Gwenda Deacon
Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy
Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
Jack's Rejected Partner
Jim Metzler
City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming
Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett
Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Steven Lambert
Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder
Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White
Mayor
John Slade
Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke
Lana Turner
Patrice Walters
Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen
D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
David St. James
Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb
Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin
Detective
Jody Wood
Detective
Jimmy Ortega
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Dell Yount
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)Images
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