L. A. Confidential
The "L. A. Quartet" Series
James Ellroy
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN: 0892962933
Published: June, 1990
Synopsis: An epic crime novel that stands as a
steel-edged time capsule--Los Angeles in the 1950s, a remarkable era
defined in dark shadings.
A horrific mass murder invades the lives of victims and victimizers on
both sides of the law--three cops treading quicksand in the middle.
Detective Ed Exley wants glory. Haunted by his father's success as a
policeman, he will pay any price, break any law to eclipse him.
Detective Bud White watched his own father murder his mother--he is now bent on random vengeance, a time bomb with a badge.
Celebrity cop Jack Vincennes shakes down movie stars for a scandal
magazine. An old secret possesses him--he'll do anything to keep
it buried.
Three cops in a spiral, a nightmare that tests loyalty and courage, a nightmare that offers no mercy, allows for no survivors.
Note: Third book in the "L. A. Quartet" series that also included The Black Dahlia, The Big Nowhere, and White Jazz.
L. A. Confidential
Curtis Hanson, Director
Kevin Spacey: Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe: Officer Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce: Det .Lt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell: Capt. Dudley Liam Smith
Kim Basinger: Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito: Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn: Pierce Morehouse Patchett
Ron Rifkin: Dist. Atty. Ellis Loew
Matt McCoy: Brett Chase
Paul Guilfoyle: Meyer Harris 'Mickey' Cohen
Paolo Seganti: Johnny Stompanato
UPC: 85391491323
Region Code: 1
Original Release Date: 1997
DVD Release Date: 4/21/1998
Source: Warner Home Video
Format: DVD Wide Screen
Aspect Ratio: Theatre Wide-Screen (1.85.1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
Features: Production featurettes; Cast and crew notes; 'The LA of LA
Confidential' featurette; Trailers and TV spots; Soundtrack promo;
Alternate music-only soundtrack
Language: English, Français
SubTitles: English, Français, Español
Time: 2 Hours 18 Minutes
Note: Won two Academy Awards (Kim Basinger, Best Actress; Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson, Best Screenplay).
