L.A. Confidential
1997 | Noir | USA | Directed by Curtis Hanson
Overview
Three incompatible cops, the sadist, the smooth one, and the true believer, converge on a massacre that unravels the whole city. Curtis Hanson condensed Ellroys 500 pages into the tightest studio noir since Chinatown. Basinger won the Oscar, Crowe and Pearce became stars. Rollo Tomassi is the name of the case. Sunshine noir with the lights punched out.
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