Movies / The Black Dahlia (2006)
Runtime: 121 min
Genres: Crime Drama History Mystery Thriller
A tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity that revolves around a true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard and Bucky Bleichert, are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short -- aka 'The Black Dahlia' -- an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public. While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay, his partner, Bleichert, finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott, the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families -- who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim.
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Brian De Palma | ... |
Writers (2) | Credit |
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James Ellroy | (novel) |
Josh Friedman | (screenplay) |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Mark Isham | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Bill Pankow | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Vilmos Zsigmond | ... |
Actors (42) | Credit |
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Aaron Eckhart | Lee Blanchard |
Angus MacInnes | Capt. John Tierney (as Angus MacInnis) |
Anthony Russell | Morrie Friedman |
Brian De Palma | Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited) |
Claudia Katz | Frolic Bartender |
Dan Ponce | Mp |
David Raibon | Black Man (uncredited) |
Fatso-Fasano | Dealer (as Fatso Fasano) |
Fiona Shaw | Ramona Linscott |
Graham Norris | Cop |
Gregg Henry | Pete Lukins |
Hilary Swank | Madeleine Linscott |
Ian McNeice | Coroner |
James Otis | Dolph Bleichert |
Jemima Rooper | Lorna Mertz |
John Kavanagh | Emmett Linscott |
John Solari | Baxter Fitch |
Joost Scholte | Madeleine's GI |
Josh Hartnett | Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert |
k.d. lang | Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited) |
Kevin Dunn | Elizabeth Short's Father (uncredited) |
Kiril Efremov | Friedman's Tough Guy #2 (as Kiril Eframov) |
Mia Frye | Laverne Bartender |
Mia Kirshner | Elizabeth Short |
Michael P. Flannigan | Desk Officer (as Michael Flannigan) |
Mike O'Connell | Shore Patrol |
Mike Starr | Det. Russ Millard |
Noel Arthur | Gunman #1 |
Patrick Fischler | Deputy DA Ellis Loew |
Pepe Serna | Tomas Dos Santos |
Petar Milchev | Perp |
Rachel Miner | Martha Linscott |
Richard Brake | Bobby DeWitt |
Rose McGowan | Sheryl Saddon |
Scarlett Johansson | Kay Lake |
Stephanie L. Moore | Baxter Fitch's Girlfriend |
Steve Eastin | Detective |
Teo | Friedman's Tough Guy #1 |
Todd Thomas | Gunman #2 |
Troy Evans | Chief Ted Green |
Victor McGuire | Sgt. Bill Koenig |
William Finley | George Tilden (as Bill Finley) |