L.A. Confidential is a movie directed by Eric Laneuville in 2003 and based on the book of the same name by James Ellroy, first published in 1990. The movie features Kiefer Sutherland, Josh Hopkins, David Conrad, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Melissa George, Tom Nowicki, and others.
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Storyline
The story is about several Los Angeles Police Department officers in the early 1950s who become embroiled in a mix of sex, corruption and murder following a massacre at the Nite Owl coffee shop. The story eventually encompasses organized crime, political corruption, heroin trafficking, pornography, prostitution and Hollywood.
Movie vs Book
Year
2003
Minutes
47
Movie Rate
7.10
Source: IMDb
Year
1990
Pages
496
Book Rate
8.40
S: Goodreads
Book
L.A. Confidential
Author: James Ellroy
Country: USA
First published in: 1990
Length: 496 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: L.A. Quartet
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Curtis Hanson
User polls & recommendations
“The movie will never be as good as the book, both because the book goes on longer and because books are internal.”
SCOTT TUROW (Writer)
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