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L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

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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.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.

September 19, 1997 · Directed by Curtis Hanson

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Rating distribution: 5.6K ratings

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Cast & crew

Kevin Spacey
Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe
Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell
Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger
Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
D.A. Ellis Loew
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
Amber Smith
Susan Lefferts
John Mahon
Police Chief
Paul Guilfoyle
Mickey Cohen

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