The Black Dahlia (2006)
Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert are former boxers-turned-cops in 1940s Los Angeles and, when an aspiring young actress turns up dead, Blanchard and Bleichert must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer.
Director:
Brian De Palma
Writer:
Josh Friedman
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Josh Hartnett as Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert |
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Scarlett Johansson as Kay Lake |
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Aaron Eckhart as Lee Blanchard |
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Hilary Swank as Madeleine Linscott |
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Mia Kirshner as Elizabeth Short |
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Mike Starr as Det. Russ Millard |
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Fiona Shaw as Ramona Linscott |
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Patrick Fischler as Deputy DA Ellis Loew |
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James Otis as Dolph Bleichert |
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John Kavanagh as Emmett Linscott |
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Troy Evans as Chief Ted Green |
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Anthony Russell as Morrie Friedman |
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Pepe Serna as Tomas Dos Santos |
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Angus MacInnes as Capt. John Tierney |
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Rachel Miner as Martha Linscott |
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Jemima Rooper as Lorna Mertz |
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Gregg Henry as Pete Lukins |
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Rose McGowan as Sheryl Saddon |
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Noel Arthur as Gunman #1 |
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Steve Eastin as Detective |
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Richard Brake as Bobby DeWitt |
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William Finley as George Tilden |
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Brian De Palma as Screen Test Director (voice) |
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Kevin Dunn as Elizabeth Short's Father |
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k.d. lang as Lesbian Bar Singer |
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Dan Ponce as Mp |
Production | Johanna Ray | Casting |
Writing | Josh Friedman | Screenplay |
Directing | Brian De Palma | Director |
Production | Art Linson | Producer |
Editing | Bill Pankow | Editor |
Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
Directing | Mark Egerton | First Assistant Director |
Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
Production | Samuel Hadida | Co-Executive Producer |
Camera | Vilmos Zsigmond | Director of Photography |
Art | Elli Griff | Set Decoration |
Production | Boaz Davidson | Executive Producer |
Writing | James Ellroy | Novel |
Production | Lucy Boulting | Casting |
Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Beavan | Costume Design |
Production | Avi Lerner | Producer |
Sound | Ramiro Belgardt | Music Editor |
Production | John Thompson | Executive Producer |
Production | Victor Hadida | Co-Executive Producer |
Costume & Make-Up | Zoltan Elek | Makeup Artist |
Production | Trevor Short | Executive Producer |
Production | Danny Dimbort | Executive Producer |
Production | Josef Lautenschlager | Executive Producer |
Production | Andreas Thiesmeyer | Executive Producer |
Production | Moshe Diamant | Producer |
Production | Gerd Koechlin | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Manfred D. Heid | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Rudy Cohen | Producer |
Crew | Gary Hymes | Stunt Coordinator |
Art | Christopher Tandon | Art Direction |
Production | Gabriel Georgiev | Location Manager |
Sound | Paula Fairfield | Sound Designer |
Sound | Paula Fairfield | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Carla Murray | Sound Effects Editor |
Crew | Kaloian Vodenicharov | Stunt Coordinator |
Crew | Mia Frye | Choreographer |
Camera | Larry McConkey | Camera Operator |
Camera | Ross W. Clarkson | Camera Operator |
Production | Sandy Holt | ADR Voice Casting |
Camera | Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
Art | David T. Cannon | Construction Coordinator |
Sound | Steve Baine | Foley |
Costume & Make-Up | Elisabeth Fry | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Elitsa Taseva | Set Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Marisa Aboitiz | Costume Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Morag Ross | Makeup Artist |
Crew | Kevin Hannigan | Special Effects Coordinator |
Sound | Jill Purdy | Supervising ADR Editor |
Sound | Jill Purdy | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
Art | Anna Hadzhieva | Art Department Coordinator |
Sound | Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
Art | Dirk Buchmann | Property Master |
Art | Sara Philpott | Art Department Coordinator |
Crew | Amir Khalighi | Stunt Coordinator |
Costume & Make-Up | Heba Thorisdottir | Makeup Artist |
Production | Teresa Razzauti | Casting |
Camera | Jaromír Šedina | Steadicam Operator |
Visual Effects | Mark Dornfeld | Visual Effects Supervisor |
Sound | Lee de Lang | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Nathan Robitaille | Sound Effects Editor |
Sound | Keith Elliott | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Lighting | Nimi Getter | Gaffer |
Production | Guy Adan | Publicist |
Crew | Alisa Buckley | Unit Publicist |
Sound | Mark Zsifkovits | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Sound | Lisa J. Levine | ADR & Dubbing |
Sound | Todd Beckett | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
Lighting | Robert Jason | Gaffer |
Costume & Make-Up | Dimitrina Stoyanova | Makeup Artist |
Costume & Make-Up | Ivon Ivanova | Makeup Artist |
Camera | Neven Mihailova | Camera Operator |
Directing | Sue Field | Script Supervisor |
Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Clevering | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Rosica Canovska | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Olvera | Hairstylist |
Costume & Make-Up | Carol Pershing | Hairstylist |
Art | Irina Hadzhieva | Art Department Coordinator |
Art | Melody Miller | Property Master |
Art | Ray Yamagata | Assistant Art Director |
Crew | Anthony Simonaitis | Special Effects Coordinator |
Visual Effects | Michele Ferrone | Visual Effects Producer |
Camera | Joseph D. Urbanczyk | Camera Operator |
Camera | Rolf Konow | Still Photographer |
Costume & Make-Up | Ed Fincher | Set Costumer |
Costume & Make-Up | Jill Korengold | Set Costumer |
Crew | John W. Barbee | Transportation Coordinator |
Production | David Diamond | Location Manager |
Crew | Nancy Pyne-Hapke | Studio Teachers |
Sound | Selena Arizanovic | Music Coordinator |
Visual Effects | Lillani E. Moran | Visual Effects Coordinator |
Sound | Ashley Waldron | Music Supervisor |
Sound | Peter Persaud | Foley Recordist |
Sound | Trent Richmond | Sound Assistant |
Editing | Mike Sowa | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
Production | Jochen Kamlah | Co-Executive Producer |
Production | Rolf Deyhle | Executive Producer |
Production | Henrik Huydts | Executive Producer |
Production | Candice Levy | Post Production Coordinator |