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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.

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L.A. Confidential

September 19, 1997
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Cast (95)

Guy Pearce
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Russell Crowe
Wendell 'Bud' White
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
Elisabeth Granli
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin
Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
Allan Graf
Wife Beater
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
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
Gwenda Deacon
Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy
Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison
Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Jim Metzler
City Councilman
Jeremiah Birkett
Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington
Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders
Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert
Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder
Officer at Detective Bureau
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
Brenda Bakke
Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney
Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters
Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
Police File Clerk
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
Henry Marder
Detective
Monty McKee
Detective
Henry Meyers
Detective
Michael Ossmann
Detective
Dick Stilwell
Detective
Jess Thomas
Detective
Robert Thompson
Detective
Jody Wood
Detective
Jimmy Ortega
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby
Movie Star (uncredited)

Crew (184)

Directing

Curtis Hanson
Director
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Heather Kritzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Linda Montanti
First Assistant Director
Jim Goldthwait
Second Assistant Director
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director

Writing

Brian Helgeland
Screenplay
Curtis Hanson
Screenplay

Production

Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Brian Helgeland
Co-Producer
Sara Flamm
Production Secretary
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Curtis Hanson
Producer
Mali Finn
Casting
Dan Kolsrud
Executive Producer
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Leslie Thorson
Assistant Location Manager
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Kim Bodner
Production Accountant
Kenneth Hunter
Location Manager
Raul Moreno
Production Assistant
Patti McGuire
Assistant Production Coordinator
Andrea Morland
Art Department Production Assistant
Stephen Fischer
Assistant Location Manager
Karen Yokomizo
Assistant Accountant
Warren Smith
Production Supervisor
Cheryl McHugh
Payroll Accountant
Carolyn Hagan
Production Office Coordinator

Sound

Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Mildred Iatrou
Dialogue Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Gordon Ecker
Sound Effects Editor
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
Bruce Botnick
Scoring Mixer
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Cathie Speakman
Dialogue Editor
Brian Best
Apprentice Sound Editor
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
Glenn Hoskinson
Sound Effects Editor
Andrea Horta
ADR Editor
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Dialogue Editor
Denise Horta
ADR Editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
Steve Mann
Sound Effects Editor
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Kay Colvin
Utility Sound
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
Terry Rodman
Sound Designer
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Effects Editor

Art

Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Al Eisenmann
Assistant Property Master
Steven Melton
Property Master
Al DeGaetano
Construction Buyer
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist
John Hinkle
Standby Painter
Neil David Pontecorvo
Head Greensman
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Chuck Brooks
Greensman
Mark Poll
Set Designer
Javier Carrillo
Construction Foreman
Julia K. Levine
Set Designer
Louisa Bonnie
Set Designer
William Arnold
Art Direction
Moira Gill
Art Department Coordinator

Camera

Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Edward A. Gutentag
Assistant Camera
Duane Manwiller
First Assistant Camera
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Poly Veitzer
Second Assistant Camera
Glenn Brown
Camera Production Assistant
James W. Apted
Camera Loader
Gary Jay
Camera Operator
Robert Duggan
Best Boy Grip
Alberto S. Ramos
Dolly Grip

Costume & Make-Up

Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Peter Savic
Hairstylist
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Gus Le Pre
Hair Assistant
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Bella Noubarian
Seamstress

Crew

Thell Reed
Armorer
Gene LeBell
Stunts
Joni Avery
Stunts
Joey Box
Stunts
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Gary Epper
Stunts
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Herron
Stunts
Doc Duhame
Stunts
J.P. Romano
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunts
Troy Brown
Stunts
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
Tom Lupo
Stunts
Eric Rylander
Special Effects Coordinator
Fred Lerner
Stunts
Danny Costa
Stunts
Gary Price
Stunts
Dion Mitchell
Utility Stunts
Pete Bianco
Transportation Captain
John Baumhauer
Set Production Assistant
John Cales
Propmaker
Freddie Jin
Stunts
John Bush
Transportation Co-Captain
Fred Fein
Stand In
Eric Yount
Carpenter
Boyd Lacosse
Special Effects Technician
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Coordinator
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Keith Dillin
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Battaglia
Unit Publicist
Mark Burnett
Video Assist Operator

Editing

Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
David Orr
Color Timer
Beth Jochem Besterveld
First Assistant Editor
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor

Lighting

Lonnie S. Gatlin
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Nikola Ristić
Electrician
Corwin A. Bibb
Electrician
Kenny Schneider
Electrician
Eric Smith
Electrician
Jim Duggan
Key Rigging Grip
Mark Soucie
Electrician
Jeff Durling
Electrician
Jeffrey W. Petersen
Chief Lighting Technician

Visual Effects

Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist