
L.A. Confidential is a movie directed by Curtis Hanson in 1997 and based on the book of the same name by James Ellroy, first published in 1990. The movie features Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, and others.
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Year
1997
Minutes
138
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
L.A. Confidential
Director: Curtis Hanson
Country: USA
Year: 1997
Length: 2h18m
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Year
1990
Pages
496
Book Rate
8.40
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Book
L.A. Confidential
Author: James Ellroy
Country: USA
First published in: 1990
Length: 496 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: L.A. Quartet
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