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.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.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.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 92 wins & 87 nominations total
Symba
- Jack's Dancing Partner
- (as Symba Smith)
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- TriviaAt the time the film takes place, no building in Los Angeles was allowed to be taller than City Hall, so the cameras were placed at certain points so that any building taller than City Hall would not be seen.
- GoofsIn one shot, when Bud White is dangling the D.A. out the window, the actor's safety cable is visible.
- Quotes
Captain Dudley Smith: Have you a valediction, boyo?
Jack Vincennes: [gasping out a name] ... Rollo Tamasi.
[laughs, painfully, to himself as he dies]
- Crazy creditsCharacters from the movie were incorporated into period stock footage shown during the credits
- Alternate versionsIn the Hong Kong television version, during the scene where Bud breaks into the interrogation room, the part where he removes all the bullets from the gun but one is removed for some reason. So it cuts straight from his coming into the room and then sticking the gun into the rapist's mouth without giving it a Russian roulette feel.
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Written by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen
Performed by Johnny Mercer
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Under license from EMI-Capitol Music Special Markets
Featured review
A "Chinatown" for the 1990s
"L.A. Confidential" is brilliant. The screenplay and direction are second-to-none. The performances by the ensemble cast are also superb. Kim Basinger stands out the most with her Oscar-winning role. Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, and Danny DeVito all have their moments as well. The film deals with the seamy side of Los Angeles in the post-World War II 1950s. Los Angeles is a place of shady dealings and police corruption. To add to those problems is the creation of the smutty tabloid. Multi-layered and smart, "L.A. Confidential" will be the greatest survivor of the films released in 1997. 5 out of 5 stars.
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- Bí Mật Los Angeles
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $64,616,940
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,211,198
- Sep 21, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $126,216,940
- Runtime2 hours 18 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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