Overview:
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.| Status: | Released (1997-09-19) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 91 wins & 86 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $64,616,940 |
| Screen: | James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson |
| Productions: | Regency Enterprises, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wolper Organization |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 529: Guy Pearce - Edmund 'Ed' Exley
- 934: Russell Crowe - Wendell 'Bud' White
- 1979: Kevin Spacey - Jack Vincennes
- 326: Kim Basinger - Lynn Bracken
- 518: Danny DeVito - Sid Hudgens
- 2505: James Cromwell - Dudley Smith
- 11064: David Strathairn - Pierce Patchett
Crews
- 21747: William Arnold - Art Direction - Art
- 19310: Ruth Myers - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 4723: Brian Helgeland - Screenplay - Writing
- 323: Curtis Hanson - Screenplay - Writing
- 323: Curtis Hanson - Producer - Production
- 11099: Dante Spinotti - Director of Photography - Camera
- 376: Arnon Milchan - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
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City of Angels? More Like City of Demons! Curtis Hanson directs and co-adapts the screenplay with Brian Helgeland from legendary pulp novelist James Ellroy's novel. It stars Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito and David Strathairn. ....
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After the seemingly indiscriminate slaughter of the folks at a diner, it's the ambitious "Exley" (Guy Pearce) who suggests to his bosses that it's time for the LAPD to get it's act together and root out the corruption endemic within the force. To that end, he is promoted by "Capt. Sm ....
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