"Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner."
Kevin Spacey
as Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe
as Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell
as Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger
as Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
as Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn
as Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
as D.A. Ellis Loew
Graham Beckel
as Dick Stensland
Amber Smith
as Susan Lefferts
John Mahon
as Police Chief
Paul Guilfoyle
as Mickey Cohen
Matt McCoy
as 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paolo Seganti
as Johnny Stompanato
Simon Baker
as Matt Reynolds
Elisabeth Granli
as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
Steve Rankin
as Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Allan Graf
as Wife Beater
Precious Chong
as Wife
Symba
as Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin
as Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
as Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn
as Liquor Store Owner
Darrell Sandeen
as Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick
as Sid's Assistant
Shawnee Free Jones
as Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz
as Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr.
as First Mexican
Shane Dixon
as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell
Brian Lally
Don Pulford
Chris Short
Tomas Arana
as Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery
as Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
George Yager
as Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley
as Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter
as Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight
as Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans
as Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande
as Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta
as Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo
as Coroner
Gwenda Deacon
as Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy
as Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
as Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison
as Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Jim Metzler
as City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming
as Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett
as Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
as Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington
as Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
as Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
as Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders
as Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert
as Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder
as Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White
as Mayor
April Breneman
as Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy
Beverly Sharpe
as Witness on Badge of Honor
Colin Mitchell
as Reporter at Hospital
John Slade
as Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke
as Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney
as Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters
as Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
Irene Roseen
as D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein
as West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James
as Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb
as Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin
as Detective
Robert Foster
Kevin Patrick Kelly
Henry Marder
Monty McKee
Henry Meyers
Michael Ossmann
Dick Stilwell
Jess Thomas
Robert Thompson
Jody Wood
Jimmy Ortega
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
as Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
as Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
as Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
as Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
as Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
as Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
as Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
as Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
as Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby
as Movie Star (uncredited)
Curtis Hanson
Director
Brian Helgeland
Screenplay
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
Peter Honess
Editor
Mali Finn
Casting
William Arnold
Art Direction
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Michael G. Nathanson
Arnon Milchan
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist
Stunts
Jimmy Romano
Danny Rogers
Troy Robinson
Robby Robinson
Gary Price
John C. Meier
Tom Lupo
Gene LeBell
Freddie Jin
Kevin L. Jackson
Toby Holguin
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
Richie Gaona
Gary Epper
Doc Duhame
Richard Drown
Danny Costa
Norm Compton
Troy Brown
Joey Box
Joni Avery
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Co-Producer
Dan Kolsrud
Executive Producer
David L. Wolper
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Rick Avery
Connie Papineau
Script Supervisor
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
James Ellroy
Novel
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Eric Rylander
Anthony G. Schmidt
Fred Fein
Stand In
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Poly Veitzer
Second Assistant Camera
Jeff Durling
Electrician
Nikola Ristić
Kenny Schneider
Mark Soucie
Danny Jimenez
Grip
Carlos M. Gallardo
Leslie Thorson
Assistant Location Manager
Julia K. Levine
Set Designer
Mark Poll
Troy Alan Peters
Dresser
Julie Beattie Iiams
Swing
Kai Blomberg
Chris Grantz
Patrick McGee
Doug Sieck
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Kenneth Hunter
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Moira Gill
Art Department Coordinator
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Javier Carrillo
Construction Foreman
Chuck Brooks
Greensman
Rick Broderman
Painter
Louisa Bonnie
John Hinkle
Standby Painter
Gary Jay
Camera Operator
Duane Manwiller
First Assistant Camera
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Peter Savic
Hairstylist
Bella Noubarian
Seamstress
Thell Reed
Armorer
Eric Yount
Carpenter
Robert Lamkin
Chef
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
Dave Amberik
Driver
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Carolyn Hagan
Production Office Coordinator
John Cales
Propmaker
Steven Melton
Property Master
John Baumhauer
Set Production Assistant
Pete Bianco
Transportation Captain
John Bush
Transportation Co-Captain
Keith Dillin
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Battaglia
Unit Publicist
Dion Mitchell
Utility Stunts
Mark Burnett
Video Assist Operator
Linda Montanti
Beth Jochem Besterveld
First Assistant Editor
Corwin A. Bibb
Kim Bodner
Production Accountant
Warren Smith
Production Supervisor
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
Bruce Botnick
Scoring Mixer
Terry Rodman
Sound Designer
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
David Orr
Color Timer
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Cathie Speakman
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Denise Horta
ADR Editor
Andrea Horta
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Nelson
Glenn Hoskinson
Steve Mann
Gordon Ecker
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
John Roesch
Elizabeth Abate
Costumer
Gus Le Pre
Hair Assistant
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Jim Goldthwait
Second Assistant Director
Heather Kritzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Al Eisenmann
Assistant Property Master
Al DeGaetano
Construction Buyer
Neil David Pontecorvo
Head Greensman
G. Roger Abell
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Diane Linn
Brian Best
Apprentice Sound Editor
Kay Colvin
Utility Sound
Boyd Lacosse
Special Effects Technician
Edward A. Gutentag
Assistant Camera
Robert Duggan
Best Boy Grip
James W. Apted
Camera Loader
Glenn Brown
Camera Production Assistant
Alberto S. Ramos
Dolly Grip
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Carole Henderson Harrington
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Stephen Fischer
Conductor
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Andrea Morland
Art Department Production Assistant
Karen Yokomizo
Assistant Accountant
Lonnie S. Gatlin
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Patti McGuire
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jeffrey W. Petersen
Chief Lighting Technician
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist
Jim Duggan
Key Rigging Grip
Cheryl McHugh
Payroll Accountant
Raul Moreno
Production Assistant
Sara Flamm
Production Secretary
Eric Smith
Bob Herron
Randy Berrett