---
title: 'L.A. Confidential (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Curtis Hanson'
released: '1997-09-19'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/la-confidential-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119488/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# L.A. Confidential (1997)

1997 · 132 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

L.A. Confidential is a 1997 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Curtis Hanson. The screenplay, by Hanson and Brian Helgeland, is based on James Ellroy's 1990 novel, the third book in his L.A. Quartet series. The film tells the story of a group of LAPD officers in 1953, and the intersection of police corruption and Hollywood celebrity. The title refers to the 1950s scandal magazine Confidential, portrayed in the film as Hush-Hush.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Curtis Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-hanson)
- **Screenplay:** [Curtis Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-hanson), [James Ellroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-ellroy), [Brian Helgeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-helgeland)
- **Producer:** [Curtis Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-hanson), [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dante Spinotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dante-spinotti)
- **Editor:** [Peter Honess](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-honess)

## Cast

- [Symba Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/symba-smith)
- [James Cromwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cromwell) as Capt. Dudley Smith
- [Paolo Seganti](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-seganti) as Johnny Stompanato
- [Steve Rankin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-rankin)
- [Jack Conley](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-conley)
- [Ron Rifkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-rifkin) as District Attorney Ellis Loew
- [Russell Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-crowe) as Wendell "Bud" White
- [Kevin Spacey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-spacey) as Jack Vincennes
- [Guy Pearce](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-pearce) as Edmund "Ed" Exley
- [Darrell Sandeen](https://cinepixo.com/people/darrell-sandeen) as Leland "Buzz" Meeks
- [Matt McCoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-mccoy) as Brett Chase
- [Jim Metzler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-metzler) as Councilman
- [Graham Beckel](https://cinepixo.com/people/graham-beckel) as Det. Richard "Dick" Stensland
- [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito) as Sid Hudgens
- [Kim Basinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/kim-basinger) as Lynn Bracken

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