Overview:
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.| Status: | Released (2006-09-15) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 16 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $22,545,080 |
| Screen: | Josh Friedman, James Ellroy |
| Productions: | The Linson Company, Universal Pictures, Signature Pictures, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III, Davis Films, Millennium Media, Nu Image |
| Production Countries: | France, Germany, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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- 2299: Josh Hartnett - Bucky Bleichert
- 1245: Scarlett Johansson - Kay Lake
- 6383: Aaron Eckhart - Lee Blanchard
- 448: Hilary Swank - Madeleine Linscott
- 18658: Mia Kirshner - Elizabeth Short
- 5170: Mike Starr - Det. Russ Millard
- 10981: Fiona Shaw - Ramona Linscott
Crews
- 1150: Brian De Palma - Director - Directing
- 57901: Rudy Cohen - Producer - Production
- 56032: Moshe Diamant - Producer - Production
- 17209: Avi Lerner - Producer - Production
- 1254: Art Linson - Producer - Production
- 4140: Mark Isham - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 12235: Vilmos Zsigmond - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
John Chard
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I have been pointing my gun at a lot of people this week. A box office failure and a neo-noir film that confounded critics and fans alike, The Black Dahlia now appears to be a pic that has had its strengths ignored. As the clamour to kick Brian De Palma continues unabated to this ....
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OK, I'm in the minority here, but I liked it. I also like period pieces and I like this period, so...this might be a bit bias. But it has Scarlett Johansson in it and she is always watchable even when she is at her worst. And it has Josh Hartnett and I really do like him as ....
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