"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)
Mali Finn
Casting
Peter Honess
Editor
Jay Hart
Set Decoration
Dante Spinotti
Director of Photography
Curtis Hanson
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Michael G. Nathanson
Producer
Arnon Milchan
William Arnold
Art Direction
Brian Helgeland
Ruth Myers
Costume Design
Director
Gary Damian Thomas
Storyboard Artist
Stunts
Jimmy Romano
Danny Costa
Norm Compton
Joni Avery
Kevin L. Jackson
Gene LeBell
Richard Drown
Toby Holguin
Joey Box
Doc Duhame
Troy Robinson
Tom Lupo
Gary Price
Danny Rogers
Robby Robinson
John C. Meier
Frankie 'G' Garbutt
Richie Gaona
Freddie Jin
Gary Epper
Troy Brown
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
David L. Wolper
Executive Producer
Co-Producer
Dan Kolsrud
Rick Avery
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeff Imada
Stunt Coordinator
Eric Rylander
J. Michael Muro
Steadicam Operator
James Ellroy
Novel
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Janis Clark
Key Hair Stylist
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Connie Papineau
Anthony G. Schmidt
Fred Fein
Stand In
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Arthur Morton
Orchestrator
Marsha Bozeman
Set Costumer
Nikola Ristić
Electrician
Chris Grantz
Swing
Patrick McGee
Drew Ann Rosenberg
First Assistant Director
Mark Soucie
Mark Poll
Set Designer
Danny Jimenez
Grip
Kai Blomberg
Carlos M. Gallardo
Julia K. Levine
Leslie Thorson
Assistant Location Manager
Julie Beattie Iiams
Jeff Durling
Poly Veitzer
Second Assistant Camera
Kenny Schneider
Troy Alan Peters
Dresser
Doug Sieck
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Kenneth Hunter
L. Dean Jones Jr.
Unit Production Manager
Michael Trent
Assistant Editor
Dave Amberik
Driver
Michael Battaglia
Unit Publicist
Kirk Francis
Production Sound Mixer
John Cales
Propmaker
Keith Dillin
Transportation Coordinator
Warren Smith
Production Supervisor
Bob Beher
Foley Editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle
Dolby Consultant
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Peter Savic
Hairstylist
Bella Noubarian
Seamstress
Mark Burnett
Video Assist Operator
Bruce Botnick
Scoring Mixer
Rick Broderman
Painter
John Baumhauer
Set Production Assistant
Steven Melton
Property Master
Dion Mitchell
Utility Stunts
Corwin A. Bibb
Kenneth Hall
Music Editor
Thell Reed
Armorer
Steven Gerrior
Assistant Sound Editor
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Moira Gill
Art Department Coordinator
Javier Carrillo
Construction Foreman
Gary Jay
Camera Operator
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Carolyn Hagan
Production Office Coordinator
Bonnie Daniels
Production Controller
Pete Bianco
Transportation Captain
Mychal D. Smith
Boom Operator
Terry Rodman
Sound Designer
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Beth Jochem Besterveld
First Assistant Editor
Eric Yount
Carpenter
Robert Lamkin
Chef
Chuck Brooks
Greensman
Duane Manwiller
First Assistant Camera
David Guilbeau
Craft Service
John Bush
Transportation Co-Captain
Louisa Bonnie
John Hinkle
Standby Painter
Kim Bodner
Production Accountant
Linda Montanti
Peter Donen
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Orr
Color Timer
Gordon Ecker
Denise Horta
ADR Editor
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mildred Iatrou
Dialogue Editor
Cathie Speakman
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Hilda Hodges
Andy Nelson
Steve Mann
Andrea Horta
Robert Deschaine
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Glenn Hoskinson
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Robert Duggan
Best Boy Grip
Heather Kritzer
Second Second Assistant Director
Edward A. Gutentag
Assistant Camera
Neil David Pontecorvo
Head Greensman
James W. Apted
Camera Loader
Scott H. Eddo
Makeup Supervisor
Al DeGaetano
Construction Buyer
G. Roger Abell
Travis Baumann
Compositing Artist
Sara Flamm
Production Secretary
Pablo Ferro
Title Designer
Jeffrey W. Petersen
Chief Lighting Technician
Elizabeth Abate
Costumer
Diane Linn
Boyd Lacosse
Special Effects Technician
Glenn Brown
Camera Production Assistant
Carole Henderson Harrington
Gus Le Pre
Hair Assistant
Conductor
Brian Best
Apprentice Sound Editor
Karen Yokomizo
Assistant Accountant
Jim Duggan
Key Rigging Grip
Alberto S. Ramos
Dolly Grip
Andrea Morland
Art Department Production Assistant
Nick Vidar
Music Programmer
Lonnie S. Gatlin
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Raul Moreno
Production Assistant
Al Eisenmann
Assistant Property Master
Kay Colvin
Utility Sound
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Patti McGuire
Assistant Production Coordinator
Cheryl McHugh
Payroll Accountant
Jim Goldthwait
Second Assistant Director
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Stephen Fischer
Eric Smith
Bob Herron
Randy Berrett