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Where was L.A. Confidential filmed?

1997 film, directed by Curtis Hanson.

  • Long Beach

The story is set in Los Angeles, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Los Angeles
Filmed in
Long Beach
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About L.A. Confidential

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Released
1997
Director
Curtis Hanson
Cast
Kevin SpaceyRussell CroweGuy PearceKim BasingerDanny DeVitoJames CromwellDavid StrathairnPaolo SegantiRon RifkinMatt McCoy
Genre
CrimeNeo-noirMysteryDramaThriller
Based on
L.A. Confidential
Awards
Silver nugget for the best foreign film; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Writing; Adapted Screenplay and 3 more

In 1953, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) aims to improve its public image following decades of corruption.

Exley coerces Vincennes to testify, while White refuses to comply and is suspended.

Exley investigates a massacre at the Nite Owl coffee house, with Stensland and Lefferts among the victims.

Famous lines from L.A. Confidential

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • So you saved her.Lynn
  • Yes or no, Edmund?Capt. Dudley Smith
  • Hit the road, pal.Bud
  • Where'd this come from?Lynn
  • Who in the hell are you?!Wife-beater

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