L.A. Confidential: Book vs. Movie
Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential (1997) adapts James Ellroy's 1990 novel, the third book in his L.A. Quartet. A diner massacre draws three Los Angeles cops into an investigation involving corruption and Hollywood connections.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- James Ellroy
- Year
- 1990
- Pages
- 400Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 17 hr 35 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Craig Wasson
- Series
- L.A. Quartet, book 3
Three Los Angeles police officers pursue advancement by very different means: Ed Exley cultivates a spotless record, Bud White uses violence, and Jack Vincennes trades on his Hollywood connections. A coffee-shop massacre draws them into overlapping investigations reaching through the city's police force, entertainment industry, and organized crime. Each has secrets that make exposing the others easier than confronting himself.
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Writer
- Curtis Hanson, James Ellroy, Brian Helgeland
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 2 hr 12 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell
- Genre
- action, Crime, crime drama, crime thriller, Drama, Mystery, neo-noir, police procedural, Suspense, Thriller
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
A massacre at a Los Angeles diner brings three very different cops onto the same case: ambitious Ed Exley, volatile Bud White, and celebrity-friendly Jack Vincennes. Their competing investigations lead toward a high-end prostitution operation and people with powerful connections. Following the evidence means questioning both an apparently solved crime and the department that rewards them.
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