The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 15, 2006

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.

The Black Dahlia

121 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Sept. 15, 2006

The Black Dahlia
In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Universal Pictures, Davis-Films, Nu Image, Millennium Films, Signature Pictures, The Linson Company, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III
Original title The Black Dahlia
Directors Sue Field, Mark Egerton, Brian De Palma
Writers James Ellroy, Josh Friedman

Cast

Josh Hartnett

as Bucky Bleichert

Scarlett Johansson

as Kay Lake

Aaron Eckhart

as Lee Blanchard

Hilary Swank

as Madeleine Linscott

Mia Kirshner

as Elizabeth Short

Mike Starr

as Det. Russ Millard

Fiona Shaw

as Ramona Linscott

Patrick Fischler

as Deputy DA Ellis Loew

James Otis

as Dolph Bleichert

John Kavanagh

as Emmett Linscott

Troy Evans

as Chief Ted Green

Anthony Russell

as Morrie Friedman

Pepe Serna

as Tomas Dos Santos

Angus MacInnes

as Capt. John Tierney

Rachel Miner

as Martha Linscott

Victor McGuire

as Sgt. Bill Koenig

Gregg Henry

as Pete Lukins

Jemima Rooper

as Lorna Mertz

Rose McGowan

as Sheryl Saddon

Dan Ponce

as Mp

Graham Norris

as Cop

Mike O'Connell

as Shore Patrol

Michael P. Flannigan

as Desk Officer

John Solari

as Baxter Fitch

Stephanie L. Moore

as Baxter Fitch's Girlfriend

Noel Arthur

as Gunman #1

Todd Thomas

as Gunman #2

Steve Eastin

as Detective

Ian McNeice

as Coroner

Claudia Katz Minnick

as Frolic Bartender

Mia Frye

as Laverne Bartender

Richard Brake

as Bobby DeWitt

William Finley

as George Tilden

Joost Scholte

as Madeleine's GI

Fatso-Fasano

as Dealer

Teo

as Friedman's Tough Guy #1

Kiril Efremov

as Friedman's Tough Guy #2

Petar Milchev

as Perp

Désirée Cyganek

as Lesbian Bar Dancer (uncredited)

Brian De Palma

as Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) (uncredited)

Kevin Dunn

as Elizabeth Short's Father (uncredited)

k.d. lang

as Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)

David Raibon

as Man (uncredited)