The Black Dahlia [videorecording] / 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.
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FilmPublisher number: 61029180 | Universal PicturesLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, c2006.Edition: Anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1)Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond ; editor, Bill Pankow ; music, Mark Isham ; costume desiger, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Director Brian De Palma returns to the helm for the first time since 2002's Femme Fatale with this stylish screen adaptation of James Ellroy's novel detailing one of the most notorious unsolved murders in Hollywood history. Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was a struggling actress looking to make a name for herself in 1940s-era Tinseltown. Unfortunately for Elizabeth, it was her grim fate that would ultimately overshadow anything she would accomplish during her short and tragic career. When police discover Elizabeth's body cut clean in half and with all of her organs missing, ex-pugilist detectives Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) are the men charged with cracking the case and apprehending the killer. This isn't your average murder case, however, and as Blanchard's marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson) begins to suffer due to his obsession with the sensational crime, his partner Bleichert discovers a troubling link between the victim and the mysterious Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank), a prominent socialite and the daughter of one of the town's most connected key players. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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DVD release of 2006 motion picture.
Based on the novel by James Ellroy.
Special features: "Reality and fiction: the story of 'The Black Dahlia;" the case file; the De Palma touch presented by Volkswagen.
Director of photography, Vilmos Zsigmond ; editor, Bill Pankow ; music, Mark Isham ; costume desiger, Jenny Beavan ; production designer, Dante Ferretti.
Starring: Josh Harnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, Patrick Fischler, James Otis, John Kavanagh.
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.
MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language.
DVD, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
For private home use only.
English, dubbed Spanish or dubbed French language tracks with French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.