"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."
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
Terrell J. Ramsey
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)
Avi Lerner
Producer
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Rudy Cohen
Director
Moshe Diamant
Art Linson
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Josh Friedman
Screenplay
Bill Pankow
Editor
Dante Ferretti
Production Design
James Ellroy
Novel
Christopher Tandon
Art Direction
Trent Richmond
Sound Assistant
Rolf Deyhle
Executive Producer
Danny Dimbort
Ashley Waldron
Music Supervisor
Samuel Hadida
Co-Executive Producer
Sandy Holt
ADR Voice Casting
Josef Lautenschlager
Mark Egerton
First Assistant Director
Mike Sowa
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Peter Persaud
Foley Recordist
Selena Arizanovic
Music Coordinator
Henrik Huydts
Gerd Koechlin
Manfred D. Heid
Boaz Davidson
Lillani E. Moran
Visual Effects Coordinator
Victor Hadida
John Thompson
Jochen Kamlah
Paula Fairfield
Supervising Sound Editor
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
Candice Levy
Post Production Coordinator
Andreas Thiesmeyer
Trevor Short
Anthony Simonaitis
Special Effects Coordinator
Steve Baine
Foley
Sound Designer
Carla Murray
Sound Effects Editor
Lee de Lang
Mark Dornfeld
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kevin Hannigan
Michele Ferrone
Visual Effects Producer
Nathan Robitaille
Lisa J. Levine
ADR & Dubbing
Keith Elliott
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David T. Cannon
Construction Coordinator
Mark Zsifkovits
Elitsa Taseva
Set Costumer
Gabriel Georgiev
Location Manager
Alisa Buckley
Unit Publicist
Todd Beckett
Kaloian Vodenicharov
Stunt Coordinator
Jill Korengold
David Diamond
Robert Jason
Gaffer
Sue Field
Script Supervisor
Rolf Konow
Still Photographer
Marisa Aboitiz
Costume Supervisor
Amir Khalighi
Ed Fincher
Gary Hymes
Joseph D. Urbanczyk
Camera Operator
Guy Adan
Publicist
John W. Barbee
Transportation Coordinator
Nancy Pyne-Hapke
Studio Teachers
Ross W. Clarkson
Neven Mihailova
Merrick Morton
Choreographer
Larry McConkey
Jaromír Šedina
Steadicam Operator
Nimi Getter
Ramiro Belgardt
Music Editor
Johanna Ray
Casting
Elli Griff
Set Decoration
Heba Thorisdottir
Makeup Artist
Sara Philpott
Art Department Coordinator
Teresa Razzauti
Bonnie Clevering
Hairstylist
Dimitrina Stoyanova
Barbara Olvera
Lucy Boulting
Rosica Canovska
Irina Hadzhieva
Morag Ross
Anna Hadzhieva
Carol Pershing
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Ray Yamagata
Assistant Art Director
Elisabeth Fry
Zoltan Elek
Ivon Ivanova
Stanimir Stamatov
Stunts
Dirk Buchmann
Property Master
Jill Purdy
Supervising ADR Editor
Melody Miller
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Borislav Iliev
Danko Jordanov
Teodor Tzolov
Stilyan Mavrov
T. Rafael Cimino
Writer