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The Black Dahlia (2006)

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Year of U.S. Release: 2006

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Hilary Swank, Aaron Eckhart, Mia Kirschner.

Director: Brian De Palma

Screenwriter(s): Josh Friedman

Producer(s): Art Linson, Rudy Cohen, Moshe Diamant, Avi Lerner

Ex. Producer(s): Danny Dimont, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson, John Thompson, James B. Harris, Rolf Deyhle, Henrik Huydts, Josef Lautenschlager, Andreas Thiesmeyer, John Thompson

Distributor: Universal Pictures

Prod. Company: Signature Pictures, Nu Image

Genre(s): Crime, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

Shooting Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA; Bulgaria

U.S. Release Date: September 15, 2006 (Wide)

Rated

for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language.

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Plot Summary:

''The Black Dahlia'' weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) A.K.A. ''The Black Dahlia''�an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public. While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson), his partner Bleichert finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott (two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank), the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families�'who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim.

Additional Notes:

Based on James Ellroy's crime novel.

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