The Black Dahlia
adapted as "The Black Dahlia"
The Black Dahlia
The "L. A. Quartet" Thrillers (1st in series)
James Ellroy
Publisher: Mysterious Press
ISBN-10: 0-89296-206-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-89296-206-8
Published: September 1987
Synopsis: On January 15, 1947, the tortured body of a beautiful young woman was found in a vacant lot in Hollywood. Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, a young Hollywood hopeful, had been brutally murdered. Her murder sparked one of the greatest manhunts in California history.
In this fictionalized treatment of a real case, Bucky Bleichert and Lee Blanchard, both LA cops obsessed with the Black Dahlia, journey through the seamy underside of Hollywood to the core of the dead girl's twisted life.
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The Black Dahlia
Brian de Palma, Director
Theatrical release date: 09/15/2006
DVD release date: 12/26/2006
Studio: Universal
Cast: Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), Kay Lake (Scarlett Johansson), Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart), Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank), Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner), Det. Russ Millard (Mike Starr), Ramona Linscott (Fiona Shaw), Deputy DA Ellis Loew (Patrick Fischler), Dolph Bleichert (James Otis), Emmett Linscott (John Kavanagh)
Rating: R
Running time: 121 minutes
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