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L.A. Confidential
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L.A. Confidential

Fri, Sep 19, 1997
  • Crime
  • Mystery
  • Thriller
Film · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

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Release windows

When & where

US
  • In CinemasFri, Sep 19, 1997
GB
  • In CinemasFri, Oct 31, 1997
CA
  • In CinemasFri, Sep 5, 1997Toronto International Film Festival
AU
  • In CinemasThu, Oct 30, 1997
FR
  • In CinemasWed, May 14, 1997Cannes Film Festival
  • Streaming / DigitalThu, Nov 18, 2010VOD
  • PhysicalWed, Sep 16, 1998VHS
  • TVSat, Dec 20, 2025Canal+ Grand Écran
DE
  • In CinemasThu, Dec 4, 1997
JP
  • In CinemasSat, Jul 18, 1998
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Streaming TBA

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Kevin Spacey
    Kevin Spacey
    as Jack Vincennes
  • Russell Crowe
    Russell Crowe
    as Wendell 'Bud' White
  • Guy Pearce
    Guy Pearce
    as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
  • James Cromwell
    James Cromwell
    as Dudley Smith
  • Kim Basinger
    Kim Basinger
    as Lynn Bracken
  • Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    as Sid Hudgens
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