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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Guy Pearce as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
Russell Crowe as Wendell 'Bud' White
Kevin Spacey as Jack Vincennes
Kim Basinger as Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito as Sid Hudgens
James Cromwell as Dudley Smith
David Strathairn as Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin as D.A. Ellis Loew
Matt McCoy as 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paul Guilfoyle as Mickey Cohen
Paolo Seganti as Johnny Stompanato
Elisabeth Granli as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin as Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Graham Beckel as Dick Stensland
Allan Graf as Wife Beater
Precious Chong as Wife
Symba as Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin as Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin as Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn as Liquor Store Owner
Amber Smith as Susan Lefferts
Darrell Sandeen as Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick as Sid's Assistant
Simon Baker as Matt Reynolds
Shawnee Free Jones as Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz as Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr. as First Mexican
Shane Dixon as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Brian Lally as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Don Pulford as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Chris Short as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
John Mahon as Police Chief
Tomas Arana as Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery as Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
George Yager as Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley as Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter as Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight as Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans as Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande as Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta as Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo as Coroner
Gwenda Deacon as Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy as Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus as Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison as Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Jim Metzler as City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming as Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett as Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant as Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington as Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti as Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez as Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders as Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert as Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder as Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White as Mayor
April Breneman as Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy as Look-Alike Dancer
Beverly Sharpe as Witness on Badge of Honor
Colin Mitchell as Reporter at Hospital
John Slade as Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke as Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney as Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters as Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler as Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen as D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein as West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James as Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb as Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin as Detective
Robert Foster as Detective
Kevin Patrick Kelly as Detective
Henry Marder as Detective
Monty McKee as Detective
Henry Meyers as Detective
Michael Ossmann as Detective
Dick Stilwell as Detective
Jess Thomas as Detective
Robert Thompson as Detective
Jody Wood as Detective
Jimmy Ortega as Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose as Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata as Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley as Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales as Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano as Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo as Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia as Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory as Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner as Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby as Movie Star (uncredited)
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William Arnold Art Direction
Ruth Myers Costume Design
Brian Helgeland Screenplay
Curtis Hanson Screenplay
Curtis Hanson Producer
Dante Spinotti Director of Photography
Arnon Milchan Producer
Curtis Hanson Director
Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
Peter Honess Editor
Michael G. Nathanson Producer
Mali Finn Casting
Jay Hart Set Decoration
Gary Damian Thomas Storyboard Artist
Jimmy Romano Stunts
Gilbert Rosales Stunts
Toby Holguin Stunts
Freddie Jin Stunts
Gary Price Stunts
J.P. Romano Stunts
Danny Costa Stunts
Jimmy Ortega Stunts
Richie Gaona Stunts
Gene LeBell Stunts
Norm Compton Stunts
Robby Robinson Stunts
Chris Palermo Stunts
Joni Avery Stunts
John C. Meier Stunts
Troy Brown Stunts
Joey Box Stunts
Danny Rogers Stunts
Fred Lerner Stunts
Tom Lupo Stunts
Gary Epper Stunts
Troy Robinson Stunts
Frankie 'G' Garbutt Stunts
Richard Drown Stunts
Doc Duhame Stunts
Kevin L. Jackson Stunts
Gary Archer Prosthetics
Brian Helgeland Co-Producer
David L. Wolper Executive Producer
Dan Kolsrud Executive Producer
Jeff Imada Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery Stunts
Richard Stutsman Special Effects Coordinator
Lance Anderson Makeup Artist
J. Michael Muro Steadicam Operator
Eric Rylander Special Effects Coordinator
Connie Papineau Script Supervisor
Jeannine Oppewall Production Design
Janis Clark Key Hair Stylist
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez Script Supervisor
James Ellroy Novel
Merrick Morton Still Photographer
Peter Sorel Still Photographer
Anthony G. Schmidt Stunts
Fred Fein Stand In
Jessica Drake Dialect Coach
Arthur Morton Orchestrator
Marsha Bozeman Set Costumer
Drew Ann Rosenberg First Assistant Director
Nikola Ristić Electrician
Poly Veitzer Second Assistant Camera
Jeff Durling Electrician
Danny Jimenez Grip
Mark Poll Set Designer
Chris Grantz Swing
Patrick McGee Swing
Julia K. Levine Set Designer
Kai Blomberg Swing
Carlos M. Gallardo Grip
Troy Alan Peters Dresser
Mark Soucie Electrician
Leslie Thorson Assistant Location Manager
Julie Beattie Iiams Swing
Kenny Schneider Electrician
Doug Sieck Swing
Emily Schweber Casting Associate
L. Dean Jones Jr. Unit Production Manager
Kenneth Hunter Location Manager
John Panzarella Location Manager
Michael Trent Assistant Editor
Dave DeGaetano Construction Coordinator
Chuck Brooks Greensman
Keith Dillin Transportation Coordinator
Mychal D. Smith Boom Operator
Kenneth Hall Music Editor
Scott M. Robinson Key Grip
Thom 'Coach' Ehle Dolby Consultant
Louisa Bonnie Set Designer
Lisa Lovaas Costume Supervisor
Javier Carrillo Construction Foreman
Gary Jay Camera Operator
Bonnie Daniels Production Controller
Pete Bianco Transportation Captain
Michael Battaglia Unit Publicist
Terry Rodman Sound Designer
John Hinkle Standby Painter
Thell Reed Armorer
John Cales Propmaker
Steven Gerrior Assistant Sound Editor
Bella Noubarian Seamstress
Warren Smith Production Supervisor
Moira Gill Art Department Coordinator
Steven Melton Property Master
Joe Divitale Sound Effects Editor
Peter Donen Visual Effects Supervisor
Peter Savic Hairstylist
Mark Burnett Video Assist Operator
Bruce Botnick Scoring Mixer
Duane Manwiller First Assistant Camera
Carolyn Hagan Production Office Coordinator
Rick Broderman Painter
Dave Amberik Driver
David Guilbeau Craft Service
John Bush Transportation Co-Captain
Kirk Francis Production Sound Mixer
Robert Lamkin Chef
Kim Bodner Production Accountant
Dion Mitchell Utility Stunts
Linda Montanti First Assistant Director
Beth Jochem Besterveld First Assistant Editor
Corwin A. Bibb Electrician
Bob Beher Foley Editor
Eric Yount Carpenter
John Baumhauer Set Production Assistant
John Leveque Supervising Sound Effects Editor
David Orr Color Timer
Mildred Iatrou Dialogue Editor
Andrea Horta ADR Editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt Dialogue Editor
Denise Horta ADR Editor
Becky Sullivan Supervising ADR Editor
Hilda Hodges Foley Artist
Steve Mann Sound Effects Editor
Cathie Speakman Dialogue Editor
Gordon Ecker Sound Effects Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr. Dialogue Editor
Anna Behlmer Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tami Treadwell ADR Recordist
Charleen Richards-Steeves ADR Mixer
Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Roesch Foley Artist
Robert Deschaine ADR Mixer
Glenn Hoskinson Sound Effects Editor
Scott H. Eddo Makeup Supervisor
G. Roger Abell Swing
Karen Yokomizo Assistant Accountant
Jeffrey W. Petersen Chief Lighting Technician
Diane Linn ADR Recordist
Neil David Pontecorvo Head Greensman
Pablo Ferro Title Designer
Brian Best Apprentice Sound Editor
James W. Apted Camera Loader
Gus Le Pre Hair Assistant
Andrea Morland Art Department Production Assistant
Jim Duggan Key Rigging Grip
Kay Colvin Utility Sound
Patti McGuire Assistant Production Coordinator
Edward A. Gutentag Assistant Camera
Glenn Brown Camera Production Assistant
Carole Henderson Harrington Assistant Editor
Nick Vidar Music Programmer
Heather Kritzer Second Second Assistant Director
Alberto S. Ramos Dolly Grip
Mo Henry Negative Cutter
Cheryl McHugh Payroll Accountant
Sara Flamm Production Secretary
Elizabeth Abate Costumer
Stephen Fischer Assistant Location Manager
Jerry Goldsmith Conductor
Raul Moreno Production Assistant
Al Eisenmann Assistant Property Master
Boyd Lacosse Special Effects Technician
Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
Lonnie S. Gatlin Assistant Chief Lighting Technician