Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
3.9 / 5
Kevin Spacey
Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe
Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce
Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell
Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger
Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
D.A. Ellis Loew
Graham Beckel
Dick Stensland
Amber Smith
Susan Lefferts
John Mahon
Police Chief
Paul Guilfoyle
Mickey Cohen
Matt McCoy
'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paolo Seganti
Johnny Stompanato
Simon Baker
Matt Reynolds
Elisabeth Granli
Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
Steve Rankin
Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Allan Graf
Wife Beater
Precious Chong
Wife
Symba
Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin
Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn
Liquor Store Owner
Darrell Sandeen
Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick
Sid's Assistant
Shawnee Free Jones
Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz
Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr.
First Mexican
Shane Dixon
Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell
Brian Lally
Don Pulford
Chris Short
Tomas Arana
Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery
Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
George Yager
Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley
Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter
Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight
Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans
Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande
Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta
Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo
Coroner
Gwenda Deacon
Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy
Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison
Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Jim Metzler
City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming
Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett
Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington
Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders
Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert
Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder
Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White
Mayor
April Breneman
Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy
Beverly Sharpe
Witness on Badge of Honor
Colin Mitchell
Reporter at Hospital
John Slade
Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke
Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney
Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters
Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
Irene Roseen
D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein
West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James
Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb
Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin
Detective
Robert Foster
Kevin Patrick Kelly
Henry Marder
Monty McKee
Henry Meyers
Michael Ossmann
Dick Stilwell
Jess Thomas
Robert Thompson
Jody Wood
Jimmy Ortega
Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount
Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby
Movie Star (uncredited)
Curtis Hanson
Director
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
Peter Honess
Editor
Mali Finn
Casting
William Arnold
Art Direction
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Michael G. Nathanson
Arnon Milchan
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist
Stunts
Jimmy Romano
Danny Rogers
Troy Robinson
Robby Robinson
Gary Price
John C. Meier
Tom Lupo
Gene LeBell
Freddie Jin
Kevin L. Jackson
Toby Holguin
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
Richie Gaona
Gary Epper
Doc Duhame
Richard Drown
Danny Costa
Norm Compton
Troy Brown
Joey Box
Joni Avery
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Co-Producer
Dan Kolsrud
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
James Ellroy
Novel
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Eric Rylander
Anthony G. Schmidt
Fred Fein
Stand In
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Poly Veitzer
Second Assistant Camera
Jeff Durling
Electrician
Nikola Ristić
Kenny Schneider
Mark Soucie
Danny Jimenez
Grip
Carlos M. Gallardo
Leslie Thorson
Assistant Location Manager
Julia K. Levine
Set Designer
Mark Poll
Troy Alan Peters
Dresser
Julie Beattie Iiams
Swing
Kai Blomberg
Chris Grantz
Patrick McGee
Doug Sieck
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Kenneth Hunter
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Moira Gill
Art Department Coordinator
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Javier Carrillo
Construction Foreman
Chuck Brooks
Greensman
Rick Broderman
Painter
Louisa Bonnie
John Hinkle
Standby Painter
Gary Jay
Camera Operator
Duane Manwiller
First Assistant Camera
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Peter Savic
Hairstylist
Bella Noubarian
Seamstress
Thell Reed
Armorer
Eric Yount
Carpenter
Robert Lamkin
Chef
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
Dave Amberik
Driver
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Carolyn Hagan
Production Office Coordinator
John Cales
Propmaker
Steven Melton
Property Master
John Baumhauer
Set Production Assistant
Pete Bianco
Transportation Captain
John Bush
Transportation Co-Captain
Keith Dillin
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Battaglia
Unit Publicist
Dion Mitchell
Utility Stunts
Mark Burnett
Video Assist Operator
Linda Montanti
Beth Jochem Besterveld
First Assistant Editor
Corwin A. Bibb
Kim Bodner
Production Accountant
Warren Smith
Production Supervisor
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
Bruce Botnick
Scoring Mixer
Terry Rodman
Sound Designer
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
David Orr
Color Timer
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Cathie Speakman
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Denise Horta
ADR Editor
Andrea Horta
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Glenn Hoskinson
Steve Mann
Gordon Ecker
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
John Roesch
Elizabeth Abate
Costumer
Gus Le Pre
Hair Assistant
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Jim Goldthwait
Second Assistant Director
Heather Kritzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Al Eisenmann
Assistant Property Master
Al DeGaetano
Construction Buyer
Neil David Pontecorvo
Head Greensman
G. Roger Abell
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Diane Linn
Brian Best
Apprentice Sound Editor
Kay Colvin
Utility Sound
Boyd Lacosse
Special Effects Technician
Edward A. Gutentag
Assistant Camera
Robert Duggan
Best Boy Grip
James W. Apted
Camera Loader
Glenn Brown
Camera Production Assistant
Alberto S. Ramos
Dolly Grip
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Carole Henderson Harrington
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Stephen Fischer
Conductor
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Andrea Morland
Art Department Production Assistant
Karen Yokomizo
Assistant Accountant
Lonnie S. Gatlin
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Patti McGuire
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jeffrey W. Petersen
Chief Lighting Technician
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist
Jim Duggan
Key Rigging Grip
Cheryl McHugh
Payroll Accountant
Raul Moreno
Production Assistant
Sara Flamm
Production Secretary
Eric Smith
Bob Herron
Randy Berrett