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L.A. Confidential /

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 14913 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1998]Copyright date: ©1998Edition: Special edition; widescreen versionDescription: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0790734850
  • 9780790734859
Uniform titles:
  • Container of (work): L.A. confidential (Motion picture)
  • Container of (expression): L.A. confidential (Motion picture). French.
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Ellroy, James, 1948- L.A. confidential
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4572 21
LOC classification:
  • PN1997 .L123 1997
Online resources:
Contents:
Special features include: 3 behind-the-scenes documentary features: Off the record, including cast/creator interviews; Photo pitch; The L.A. of L.A. Confidential interactive map tour; interactive menus, production notes, theatrical trailer, scene access
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editor, Peter Honess ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Awards:
  • Academy Awards, 1998: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Basinger); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Hanson and Helgeland).
  • Golden Globes, 1998: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Basinger)
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1998: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Basinger)
  • Writers Guild of America, 1998: Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Helgeland and Hanson)
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito.Summary: Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slaying of the patrons at an all-night diner in this lush tribute to tough film noir crime films.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Video Recording Carleton University, AVRC SP456 - Collections Room DVD 0934 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 16050098654

Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.

Based on the novel by James Ellroy.

Widescreen.

Special features: Off the record (including cast/creator interviews) ; Director Curtis Hanson's Photo pitch ; The L.A. of L.A. confidential interactive map tour ; music-only track ; production notes ; theatrical trailer ; 3 TV spots.

Special features include: 3 behind-the-scenes documentary features: Off the record, including cast/creator interviews; Photo pitch; The L.A. of L.A. Confidential interactive map tour; interactive menus, production notes, theatrical trailer, scene access

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, language and sexuality.

DVD, region 1, dual layer, widescreen presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.

English or dubbed French dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.

Academy Awards, 1998: Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Basinger); Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Hanson and Helgeland).

Golden Globes, 1998: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Basinger)

Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1998: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Basinger)

Writers Guild of America, 1998: Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Helgeland and Hanson)

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