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L.A. Confidential

R

1997

138 minutes

CrimeMysteryThriller

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.

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Top Cast

Guy Pearce headshot

Guy Pearce

Edmund 'Ed' Exley

Russell Crowe headshot

Russell Crowe

Wendell 'Bud' White

Kevin Spacey headshot

Kevin Spacey

Jack Vincennes

Kim Basinger headshot

Kim Basinger

Lynn Bracken

Danny DeVito headshot

Danny DeVito

Sid Hudgens

James Cromwell headshot

James Cromwell

Dudley Smith

David Strathairn headshot

David Strathairn

Pierce Patchett

Ron Rifkin headshot

Ron Rifkin

D.A. Ellis Loew

Matt McCoy headshot

Matt McCoy

'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase

Paul Guilfoyle headshot

Paul Guilfoyle

Mickey Cohen

Paolo Seganti headshot

Paolo Seganti

Johnny Stompanato

Elisabeth Granli headshot

Elisabeth Granli

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Sandra Taylor headshot

Sandra Taylor

Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner

Steve Rankin headshot

Steve Rankin

Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen

Graham Beckel headshot

Graham Beckel

Dick Stensland

Allan Graf headshot

Allan Graf

Wife Beater

Precious Chong headshot

Precious Chong

Wife

Symba headshot

Symba

Jack's Dancing Partner

Bob Clendenin headshot

Bob Clendenin

Reporter at Hollywood Station

Lennie Loftin headshot

Lennie Loftin

Photographer at Hollywood Station

Will Zahrn headshot

Will Zahrn

Liquor Store Owner

Amber Smith headshot

Amber Smith

Susan Lefferts

Darrell Sandeen headshot

Darrell Sandeen

Buzz Meeks

Michael Warwick headshot

Michael Warwick

Sid's Assistant

Simon Baker headshot

Simon Baker

Matt Reynolds

Shawnee Free Jones headshot

Shawnee Free Jones

Tammy Jordan

Matthew Allen Bretz headshot

Matthew Allen Bretz

Officer Escorting Mexicans

Thomas Rosales Jr. headshot

Thomas Rosales Jr.

First Mexican

Shane Dixon headshot

Shane Dixon

Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

Norman Howell headshot

Norman Howell

Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

Brian Lally headshot

Brian Lally

Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

Don Pulford headshot

Don Pulford

Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

Chris Short headshot

Chris Short

Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station

John Mahon headshot

John Mahon

Police Chief

Tomas Arana headshot

Tomas Arana

Breuning - Dudley's Guy

Michael McCleery headshot

Michael McCleery

Carlisle - Dudley's Guy

George Yager headshot

George Yager

Gangster at Victory Motel

Jack Conley headshot

Jack Conley

Vice Captain

Ginger Slaughter headshot

Ginger Slaughter

Secretary in Vice

Jack Knight headshot

Jack Knight

Detective at Detective Bureau

John H. Evans headshot

John H. Evans

Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe

Gene Wolande headshot

Gene Wolande

Forensic Chief

Brian Bossetta headshot

Brian Bossetta

Forensic Officer

Michael Chieffo headshot

Michael Chieffo

Coroner

Gwenda Deacon headshot

Gwenda Deacon

Mrs. Lefferts

T.J. Kennedy headshot

T.J. Kennedy

Bud's Rejected Partner

Ingo Neuhaus headshot

Ingo Neuhaus

Jack's Rejected Partner

Robert Harrison headshot

Robert Harrison

Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard

Jim Metzler headshot

Jim Metzler

City Councilman

Robert Barry Fleming headshot

Robert Barry Fleming

Boxer

Jeremiah Birkett headshot

Jeremiah Birkett

Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect

Salim Grant headshot

Salim Grant

Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect

Karr Washington headshot

Karr Washington

Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect

Noel Evangelisti headshot

Noel Evangelisti

Stenographer

Marisol Padilla Sánchez headshot

Marisol Padilla Sánchez

Inez Soto - Rape Victim

Jeff Sanders headshot

Jeff Sanders

Sylvester Fitch

Steven Lambert headshot

Steven Lambert

Roland Navarette

Jordan Marder headshot

Jordan Marder

Officer at Detective Bureau

Gregory White headshot

Gregory White

Mayor

April Breneman headshot

April Breneman

Look-Alike Dancer

Lisa Worthy headshot

Lisa Worthy

Look-Alike Dancer

Beverly Sharpe headshot

Beverly Sharpe

Witness on Badge of Honor

Colin Mitchell headshot

Colin Mitchell

Reporter at Hospital

John Slade headshot

John Slade

Photographer at Hospital

Brenda Bakke headshot

Brenda Bakke

Lana Turner

Kevin Maloney headshot

Kevin Maloney

Frolic Room Bartender

Patrice Walters headshot

Patrice Walters

Police File Clerk

Rebecca Klingler headshot

Rebecca Klingler

Police File Clerk

Irene Roseen headshot

Irene Roseen

D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary

Scott Eberlein headshot

Scott Eberlein

West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy

David St. James headshot

David St. James

Detective at Hush-Hush Office

Bodie Newcomb headshot

Bodie Newcomb

Officer at Hush-Hush Office

Jeff Austin headshot

Jeff Austin

Detective

Robert Foster headshot

Robert Foster

Detective

Kevin Patrick Kelly headshot

Kevin Patrick Kelly

Detective

Henry Marder headshot

Henry Marder

Detective

Monty McKee headshot

Monty McKee

Detective

Henry Meyers headshot

Henry Meyers

Detective

Michael Ossmann headshot

Michael Ossmann

Detective

Dick Stilwell headshot

Dick Stilwell

Detective

Jess Thomas headshot

Jess Thomas

Detective

Robert Thompson headshot

Robert Thompson

Detective

Jody Wood headshot

Jody Wood

Detective

Jimmy Ortega headshot

Jimmy Ortega

Second Mexican (uncredited)

Nectar Rose headshot

Nectar Rose

Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)

Rocco Salata headshot

Rocco Salata

Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)

Dell Yount headshot

Dell Yount

Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Scott McKinley headshot

Scott McKinley

Cop (uncredited)

Gilbert Rosales headshot

Gilbert Rosales

Third Mexican (uncredited)

J.P. Romano headshot

J.P. Romano

Deuce Perkins (uncredited)

Chris Palermo headshot

Chris Palermo

Anthony Trombino (uncredited)

April Audia headshot

April Audia

Mayor's Wife (uncredited)

Priscilla Cory headshot

Priscilla Cory

Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)

Fred Lerner headshot

Fred Lerner

Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)

Anne Zogby headshot

Anne Zogby

Movie Star (uncredited)