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The Black Dahlia

  • 20062006
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  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Mia Kirshner in The Black Dahlia (2006)
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Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short murder investigation.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
74K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,933
107
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    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Josh Friedman(screenplay)
      • James Ellroy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Josh Hartnett
      • Aaron Eckhart
      • Scarlett Johansson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Josh Friedman(screenplay)
      • James Ellroy(novel)
    • Stars
      • Josh Hartnett
      • Aaron Eckhart
      • Scarlett Johansson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 689User reviews
    • 122Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 4 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:25
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    Aaron Eckhart, Josh Hartnett, and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Aaron Eckhart and Josh Hartnett in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Hilary Swank in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Josh Hartnett and Hilary Swank in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Aaron Eckhart, Josh Hartnett, and Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
    Scarlett Johansson in The Black Dahlia (2006)
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    Top cast

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    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert
    Aaron Eckhart
    Aaron Eckhart
    • Lee Blanchard
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Kay Lake
    Hilary Swank
    Hilary Swank
    • Madeleine Linscott
    Mia Kirshner
    Mia Kirshner
    • Elizabeth Short
    Mike Starr
    Mike Starr
    • Det. Russ Millard
    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    • Ramona Linscott
    Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler
    • Deputy DA Ellis Loew
    James Otis
    James Otis
    • Dolph Bleichert
    John Kavanagh
    John Kavanagh
    • Emmett Linscott
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Chief Ted Green
    Anthony Russell
    Anthony Russell
    • Morrie Friedman
    Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna
    • Tomas Dos Santos
    Angus MacInnes
    Angus MacInnes
    • Capt. John Tierney
    • (as Angus MacInnis)
    Rachel Miner
    Rachel Miner
    • Martha Linscott
    Victor McGuire
    Victor McGuire
    • Sgt. Bill Koenig
    Gregg Henry
    Gregg Henry
    • Pete Lukins
    Jemima Rooper
    Jemima Rooper
    • Lorna Mertz
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • Josh Friedman(screenplay)
      • James Ellroy(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Brian De Palma: The voice behind the camera interviewing Elizabeth.
    • Goofs
      Characters who knew Elizabeth Short refer to her as 'Betty' constantly. Though Elizabeth Short was known during her childhood as Betty in her hometown, she used the name 'Beth' not Betty throughout her stay in Los Angeles.
    • Quotes

      Kay Lake: [to Bucky, about Madeleine] She looks like that dead girl! How sick are you?

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Black Dahlia/The Gridiron Gang/Everyone's Hero/Haven (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      In the Mood
      Written by Joe Garland (as Joseph C. Garland)

      Used by Permission of Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Inc. (ASCAP)

    User reviews689

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    Disappointed
    I was disappointed in this film mainly because I love James Elroy's books and found that this film did not do it justice. The characters in the film became stereotypes or cardboard 40's characters. Scarlett Johannsen looked like a young Lana Turner on tranquilizers.........very little emotion, so much mumbling.............poor Hilary Swank was just too distracting in her black wig trying to be a 40's vamp ...........I guess we are not accustomed to seeing her that way and she evidently does not do well in sexy, seductive roles............Josh Hartnett did pretty well.........although the constant taking off of clothing of his different ladies seemed a bit tiresome......if I would have had this on video I would have fast forwarded the constant "clothes removal" scenes. James Ellroy also wrote LA Confidential and that was a masterpiece on film.........but of course, the actors were Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny Divito, and many very well seasoned actors with a far above average script. Sorry to say that this film is not academy award material as LA Confidential was................Ellroy's stories can be told on film with good writing, competent acting, good casting, good screenplay and continuity. This was not present in The Black Dahlia. Actually, the girl who played The Black Dahlia was the most sensitive and sympathetic and portrayed her character excellently.
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    • mlatapie-1
    • Sep 16, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 15, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Cehennem Çiçeği
    • Filming locations
      • New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Millennium Films
      • Signature Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $22,545,080
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,005,895
      • Sep 17, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $49,332,692
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 1 minute
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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