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L.A. Confidential

Name: L.A. Confidential
Director: Curtis Hanson
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1997-09-19
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger

CrimeMysteryThriller

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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Cast

Kevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy PearceJames CromwellKim BasingerDanny DeVitoDavid StrathairnRon RifkinGraham BeckelAmber SmithJohn MahonPaul Guilfoyle

Director

Curtis Hanson

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