The Black Dahlia

Resource Information

The work The Black Dahlia represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in McCracken County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The Black Dahlia

Statement of responsibility

Millennium Films ; Signature Films ; Nu-Image Films ; Davis-Films ; Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III ; Signature Pictures ; produced by Rudy Cohen, Moshe Diamant, Art Linson ; screenplay by Josh Friedman ; directed by Brian De Palma

Contributor

• Otis, James
• Ellroy, James, 1948-
• Hartnett, Josh, 1978-
• Diamant, Moshe
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III
• Swank, Hilary
• Ferretti, Dante, 1943-
• Beavan, Jenny, 1950-
• Davis Films (Firm)
• Millennium Films
• Shaw, Fiona, 1958-
• Friedman, Josh
• Cohen, Rudy
• Linson, Art
• Kirshner, Mia, 1976-
• Zsigmond, Vilmos
• Eckhart, Aaron
• Johansson, Scarlett, 1984-
• Pankow, Bill
• Starr, Mike, 1950-
• Universal Pictures (Firm)
• Signature Films (Firm)
• Isham, Mark
• Fischler, Patrick, 1969-
• Kavanagh, John
• De Palma, Brian
• Nu Image (Firm)

Subject

• Murder -- Investigation -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Mutilation -- Drama
• Short, Elizabeth, 1924-1947 -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Crime -- Feature
• Police -- Feature
• Mystery -- Feature
• Detective and mystery films
• Man-woman relationships -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Feature films
• Police -- California | Los Angeles -- Drama
• Thriller -- Feature
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)

Genre

• Feature films
• Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Thriller
• Police
• Detective and mystery films
• Mystery
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Crime
• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two police officers, Bucky Bleichert and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short - also known as The Black Dahlia, a young woman who is found brutally murdered. With a corpse so mutilated, the photos are kept from the public. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police departmen. The case becomes an obsession for the two men and their lives begin to unravel

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond ; editor, Bill Pankow ; music, Mark Isham ; costume desiger, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Dante Ferretti

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language

Language note

English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PerformerNote

Josh Harnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh

Runtime

122

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action