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L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay by Hanson and Brian Helgeland is based on James Ellroy 's 1990 novel of the same name, the third book in his L.A. Quartet series.
Sep 19, 1997 · L.A. Confidential: Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell. As corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.
L.A. Confidential (1990) is a neo-noir novel by American writer James Ellroy, the third of his L.A. Quartet series. It is dedicated to Mary Doherty Ellroy. The epigraph is "A glory that costs everything and means nothing"—Steve Erickson.
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.
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los...
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LA in the 50's: someone's killing imprisoned mob boss Mickey Cohen's gang. The police, led by Captain Dudley, convince wiseguys from Jersey, Cleveland, and elsewhere to go home. Rich developer, Pierce Patchett, runs a stable of high-class hookers who are ringers for movie stars.
Sep 4, 2008 · For much of its running time, "L.A. Confidential" seems episodic -- one sensational event after another, with no apparent connection. Mickey Cohen, the head of organized crime in L.A., has just been sent to prison, and now hit squads are rubbing out his top lieutenants.
In 1950s LA, a mass murder takes place at the Nite Owl cafe. Initially, it seems that a group of drug users are responsible, but further examination leads to evidence of blackmail, prostitution, and a police cover-up. Soon, three very different detectives each use their own tactics to investigate.
In 1950s LA, a mass murder takes place at the Nite Owl cafe. Initially, it seems that a group of drug users are responsible, but further examination leads to evidence of blackmail, prostitution, and a police cover-up. Soon, three very different detectives each use their own tactics to investigate.
Directed by Curtis Hanson • 1997 • United States Starring Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey. Perhaps the finest neonoir since CHINATOWN, Curtis Hanson’s masterful adaptation of the novel by James Ellroy brings the sleazy underbelly of 1950s Los Angeles to the screen with sizzle and punch.
