L.A. Confidential / - Special edition; widescreen version. - 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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

Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editor, Peter Honess ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. Director of photography, Dante Spinotti ; editor, Peter Honess ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.

Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito.

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.

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)

0790734850 9780790734859

085391491323

14913 Warner Home Video


Ellroy, James, 1948- --Film adaptations.
Ellroy, James, 1948-


Crime--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
Film noir.
Feature films.
Crime--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
Films noirs.
Longs métrages.
Criminalité--Californie--Los Angeles--Films.
Grabaciones vídeo para los de audición disminuida.
Discos videos digitales (DVD)
Crime.
Crime--California--Los Angeles.--Drama.
Crime--California--Los Angeles (Calif.)--Drama.
Crime--California--Los Angeles.--Drama


Los Angeles (Calif.)--Drama.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Films.
California--Los Angeles.


DVD-Video discs.
Feature films--United States.
Fiction films.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Film noir.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film noir.
Feature films.
Film noir.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Detective and mystery films.
Fiction films.
Features.
Films noirs.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films de détective.
Films de fiction.

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