Curtis Hanson Director, Writer, Producer Kevin Spacey Jack Vincennes Actor Russell Crowe Officer Wendell 'Bud' White Actor Guy Pearce Det. Lt. Edmund Jennings Exley Actor James Cromwell Capt. Dudley Liam Smith Actor David Strathairn Pierce Morehouse Patchett Actor Kim Basinger Lynn Bracken Actor Danny DeVito Sid Hudgens Actor Graham Beckel Sgt. Richard Alex 'Dick' Stensland Actor Simon Baker Matt Reynolds Actor Matt McCoy Brett Chase Actor John Mahon Police Chief Actor Paul Guilfoyle Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen Actor Ron Rifkin Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew Actor Paolo Seganti Johnny Stompanato Actor Amber Smith Susan Lefferts Actor Gwenda Deacon Mrs. Lefferts Actor James Ellroy Writer Brian Helgeland Writer Dan Kolsrud Executive Producer David L. Wolper Executive Producer Michael G. Nathanson Producer Arnon Milchan Producer Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Dante Spinotti Cinematographer Peter Honess Film Editing Mali Finn Casting Jeannine Oppewall Production Design William Arnold Art Director Jay Hart Set Decoration Ruth Myers Costume Design