---
title: 'The Black Dahlia (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Brian De Palma'
released: '2006-08-30'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-dahlia-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387877/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Black Dahlia (2006)

2006 · 120 min · Drama, Horror, Crime, Mystery, Thriller · Germany, France, United States


## Synopsis

The Black Dahlia is a 2006 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman, based on the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy. The film stars Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Brian De Palma](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-de-palma)
- **Screenplay:** [James Ellroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-ellroy), [Josh Friedman](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-friedman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Producer:** [Art Linson](https://cinepixo.com/people/art-linson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilmos-zsigmond)
- **Editor:** [Bill Pankow](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-pankow)

## Cast

- [James Otis](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-otis) as Dolph Bleichert
- [Mike Starr](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-starr) as Detective Russ Millard
- [Mia Kirshner](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-kirshner) as Black Dahlia
- [Pepe Serna](https://cinepixo.com/people/pepe-serna) as Tomas Dos Santos
- [Gregg Henry](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregg-henry) as Pete Lukins
- [Hilary Swank](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilary-swank) as Madeleine Linscott
- [Fiona Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/fiona-shaw) as Ramona Linscott
- [Richard Brake](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-brake) as Bobby DeWitt
- [Mia Frye](https://cinepixo.com/people/mia-frye)
- [John Kavanagh](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kavanagh) as Emmett Linscott
- [Rachel Miner](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-miner) as Martha Linscott
- [k.d. lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-d-lang) as the floor show performer
- [Fatso-Fasano](https://cinepixo.com/people/fatso-fasano) as Dealer
- [Josh Hartnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-hartnett) as Detective Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert / Mr. Ice
- [Steve Eastin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-eastin)

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Official site: https://www.theblackdahliamovie.net/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-dahlia-2006
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