L.A. Confidential
Everything is suspect... Everyone is for sale... And nothing is what it seems.
7.8 / 10
138 minutes
1997-09-19
English
US
Actors :
Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paul Guilfoyle, Paolo Seganti, Elisabeth Granli, Sandra Taylor, Steve Rankin, Graham Beckel
Description
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.
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John Chard
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CinemaSerf
4/22/2024, 10:43:10 AM
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