L. A. Confidential (Record no. 6729)

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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 1997 e eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
Canceled/invalid ISBN 085391165118
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Level of effort used to assign subject headings TLC
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title L. A. Confidential
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Warner Bros
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1997
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 3 dvd's
306 ## - PLAYING TIME
Playing time 138 min
508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE
Creation/production credits note Director Curtis Hanson
511 0# - PARTICIPANT OR PERFORMER NOTE
Participant or performer note Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Based on the best-selling novel by James Ellroy and directed by Curtis Hanson, this award-winning crime drama explores both the dark side of the Los Angeles police force and Southern California's criminal underbelly in the early '50s, when Hollywood was still seen as America's capital of sophistication, glitter, and glamour. Dudley Smith (James Cromwell) is the head of the LAPD and is loyal to his officers and eager to turn a blind eye to violence or corruption within his department, as long as it's the "bad guys" who are getting hurt. Bud White (Russell Crowe) is a police detective whose violent and cynical nature is often at war with his basic sense of decency and justice. Ed Exley (Guy Pearce) is a beat cop-turned-detective whose strict by-the-book philosophy and willingness to blow the whistle on other officers is balanced by a shrewd and opportunistic understanding of the internal politics of the department. And Jack Vincennes (Kevin Spacey) is a flashy "Hollywood" detective who serves as technical advisor for the TV series Badge of Honor. He is also in cahoots with Sid Hudgeons (Danny DeVito), publisher of the scandal sheet Hush Hush, who throws kickbacks to Vincennes in exchange for being brought along when showbiz figures get busted. White, Exley, and Vincennes find themselves drawn into a tangled and sticky web of violence and betrayal following a multiple murder at a coffee shop that is believed to be part of an effort by Mickey Cohen (Paul Guilfoyle) to consolidate his hold on organized crime in L.A. This lead appears to be connected to the discovery of a bizarre pornography and call-girl ring operated by Pierce Patchett (David Strathairn), whose women are given plastic surgery so that they more closely resemble well-known movie stars. White's role in the investigation is complicated when he falls for Lynn Bracken (Kim Basinger), one of Patchett's prostitutes, who is the spitting image of Veronica Lake. L.A. Confidential was nominated for nine Academy Awards and netted two, with Brian Helgeland honored for Best Adapted Screenplay, and Kim Basinger taking home a statuette as Best Supporting Actress.
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Personal name Mass-Murder.
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Personal name Police Corruption.
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Hollywood.
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Organized crime.
Authority record control number or standard number (DLC)sh 85095528
949 1# - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
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Koha item type DVD
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          Idaho Springs Public Library Idaho Springs Public Library   09/21/2025   DVD FIC L.A. 3ISPL00300010D 09/21/2025 19.99   DVD