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L.A. Confidential

7.819972h 18mRMovieCrimeMysteryThriller

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.

DirectorCurtis Hanson
WritersCurtis Hanson·Brian Helgeland
ProducersMichael G. Nathanson·Arnon Milchan

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Cast · Directed by Curtis Hanson

KSKevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Jack Vincennes
RCRussell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Wendell 'Bud' White
GPGuy Pearce
Guy Pearce
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
JCJames Cromwell
James Cromwell
Dudley Smith
KBKim Basinger
Kim Basinger
Lynn Bracken
DDDanny DeVito
Danny DeVito
Sid Hudgens
DSDavid Strathairn
David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett
RRRon Rifkin
Ron Rifkin
D.A. Ellis Loew
GBGraham Beckel
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
ASAmber Smith
Amber Smith
Susan Lefferts
JMJohn Mahon
John Mahon
Police Chief
PGPaul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle
Mickey Cohen

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