L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential - was released on: 19 September 1997.
The movie had an excellent cast consisting of:
- Kevin Spacey… - played the character of: Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes
- Russell Crowe… - played the character of: Officer Wendell ‘Bud’ White
- Guy Pearce… - played the character of: Det .Lt. Edmund Jennings ‘Ed’ Exley
- James Cromwell… - played the character of: Capt. Dudley Liam Smith
- Kim Basinger… - played the character of: Lynn Bracken
- David Strathairn… - played the character of: Pierce Morehouse Patchett
- Danny DeVito… - played the character of: Sid Hudgens
- Graham Beckel… - played the character of: Det. Sgt. Richard Alex ‘Dick’ Stensland
- Paul Guilfoyle… - played the character of: Meyer Harris ‘Mickey’ Cohen
- Ron Rifkin… - played the character of: Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew
- Matt McCoy… - played the character of: Brett Chase
- Paolo Seganti… - played the character of: Johnny Stompanato
- Sandra Taylor… Mickey Cohen’s Mambo Partner
- Steve Rankin… Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
- Elisabeth Granli… Mickey Cohen’s Mambo Partner
Here is a summary of the film’s plot:
1950’s Los Angeles is the seedy backdrop for this intricate noir-ish tale of police corruption and Hollywood sleaze. Three very different cops are all after the truth, each in their own style: Ed Exley, the golden boy of the police force, willing to do almost anything to get ahead, except sell out; Bud White, ready to break the rules to seek justice, but barely able to keep his raging violence under control; and Jack Vincennes, always looking for celebrity and a quick buck until his conscience drives him to join Exley and White down the one-way path to find the truth behind the dark world of L.A. crime. Written by Greg Bole {bole@life.bio.sunysb.edu}