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  1. Three policemen, each with his own motives and obsessions, tackle the corruption surrounding an unsolved murder at a downtown Los Angeles coffee shop in the early 1950s.

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      Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) leaves his university studies...

  2. Sep 19, 2017 · LA Confidential was the third book in Ellroy's loosely-linked tetralogy. The director confessed to disliking the characters for too long into the story, and the characters all too often were...

    • Fred Heffer
  3. May 31, 2017 · However, as with all types of films, there are others that strive for something better and deeper. One of the very best is a 1997 film entitled “L.A. Confidential”. This was one of the most acclaimed films of its year and a big international box office hit.

  4. Sep 16, 2017 · Adapted from James Ellroy’s novel of same name, L.A. Confidential takes place in a dark, dingy 1950s Los Angeles desperately wallpapering over its seedy underbelly with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.

  5. Death, double-crossing, and secret alliances. Paparazzi waiting to get that one breakthrough picture. These are just some of the elements that make Curtis Hanson's L.A. Confidential one of the most exhilarating noir thrillers to reach the screen in recent memory.

    • Curtis Hanson
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    • Kevin Spacey
  6. Sep 19, 1997 · Based on James Ellroy's novel about the movie industry, corrupt cops, tabloid journalism, gangsters and sexual obsessions of every stripe, L.A. Confidential is set in 1950's Los Angeles.

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  8. A shooting at an all night diner is investigated by three LA policemen in their own unique ways. One of the great joys for any reader delving into James Ellroy's unofficially labelled "LA...

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