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Cast

Josh Hartnett
as Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert

Scarlett Johansson
as Kay Lake

Aaron Eckhart
as Lee Blanchard

Hilary Swank
as Madeleine Linscott

Mia Kirshner
as Elizabeth Short

Mike Starr
as Det. Russ Millard

Fiona Shaw
as Ramona Linscott

Patrick Fischler
as Deputy DA Ellis Loew

James Otis
as Dolph Bleichert

John Kavanagh
as Emmett Linscott

Troy Evans
as Chief Ted Green

Anthony Russell
as Morrie Friedman

Pepe Serna
as Tomas Dos Santos

Angus MacInnes
as Capt. John Tierney

Rachel Miner
as Martha Linscott

Victor McGuire
as Sgt. Bill Koenig

Gregg Henry
as Pete Lukins

Jemima Rooper
as Lorna Mertz

Rose McGowan
as Sheryl Saddon

Luis Daniel Ponce
as MP

Dan Ponce

Graham Norris
as Cop

Mike O'Connell
as Shore Patrol

Michael P. Flannigan
as Desk Officer

John Solari
as Baxter Fitch

Stephanie L. Moore
as Baxter Fitch's Girlfriend

Stephanie Moore
as Baxter Fitch's Girlfriend

Noel Arthur
as Gunman #1

Todd Thomas
as Gunman #2

Steve Eastin
as Detective

Ian McNeice
as Coroner

Claudia Katz
as Frolic Bartender

Mia Frye
as Laverne Bartender

Richard Brake
as Bobby DeWitt

Bill Finley
as George Tilden

Joost Scholte
as Madeleine's GI

Fatso Fasana

Teo

Fatso-Fasano
as Dealer

Alan Teo
as Friedman Tough Guy

Kiril Efremov
as Friedman's Tough Guy #2

Petar Milchev
as Perp

k.d. lang
as Love for Sale Singer in Laverne's

Brian DePalma
as Voice of Film Producer

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• Mar 11, 2017

  Confusing story, but pretty interesting I think. I like the noire style of the film.
  Stephen S Super Reviewer
• Jul 30, 2016

  The cinematography is undeniably beautiful, but there are about three different incoherent movies stuffed into this mess.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Mar 04, 2013

  Let my first state my bias; I am a huge fan of James Ellroy. I think he is the finest American Noir Author, and have read several of his books. In addition, LA Confidential is probably in my Top 15 movies of all time.This movie looks great, but is hollow and problem plagued. The story about two LAPD partners investigating the Black Dahlia murder, while sharing a love for the same woman, stars Josh Hartnett and Aaron Eckhart as the pugilistic partners.(Both are prizefighters, when not on the beat.) There is some chemistry between the actors, and I enjoyed the work of Eckhart, who unfortunately hasn't enough scenes. Hartnett, on the other hand, looks great, but the best you can say about his acting is that he looks great.The gorgeous Scarlett Johansson plays the lover of Eckhart, and the prospectivelover of Hartnett. She looks great, and does a good job of playing a woman in distress who is torn in who she really loves. Hillary Swank is very good as well, as the socialite suspect who seduces Hartnett .The best performance in very limited screen time is Mia Kirshner, who plays Elizabeth Short, the doomed Black Dahlia.The look of the film is great, but as I stated, I am a sucker from 1940's set pieces. The credit for that should go to Director Brian DePalma. Unfortunately, DePalma doesn't have much of a story to work with. The film has some plot holes and one of the main characters is not seen for the second half of the movie.Poor casting and a weak script make what could've been a classic, into a mundane movie experience.
  Robert B Super Reviewer
• Nov 16, 2012

  From director Brian De Palma comes the noir thriller The Black Dahlia. Based on a novel, the story follows a pair of police detectives that are assigned to one of the notorious Black Dahlia murders of the 1940s, but the investigation uncovers their own dark secrets and starts to tear them apart. The cast is quite impressive, and includes Josh Hartnett, Aaron Eckhart, Scarlett Johansson, and Mia Kirshner. But the story is convoluted and overly complicated, full of needless twists and reveals. Additionally, the noir tone doesn't really work, as De Palma put style before substance. The Black Dahlia is an overly stylized and disjointed film that lacks focus.
  Dann M Super Reviewer

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