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From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen takes viewers on a whirlwind tour through the metropolis' real and cinematic history, investigating the myriad stories and legends that have come to define it, and meticulously, judiciously revealing the real city that lives beneath.
Director / Directors
Cast
Ben Alexander
Character: Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus
Character: Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke
Character: Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Gene Barry
Character: Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart
Character: Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont
Character: George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
William Bendix
Character: Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Ann Blyth
Character: Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Jim Bouton
Character: Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
Grand L. Bush
Character: FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
James Cagney
Character: Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr.
Character: Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
John Considine
Character: Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Character: Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Robert Culp
Character: Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Howard Duff
Character: Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)
Deanna Durbin
Character: Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
John Garfield
Character: Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Ben Gazzara
Character: Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Daria Halprin
Character: Daria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Character: Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Bob Hope
Character: Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
Lauren Hutton
Character: Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Henry Jaglom
Character: Dean in Venice/Venice (archive footage)
David Janssen
Character: Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Peter Jason
Character: Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Roy Jenson
Character: Mulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage)
Jack Klugman
Character: Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Alan Ladd
Character: Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
Al Leong
Character: Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis
Character: Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
Gary Lockwood
Character: George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)
Perry Lopez
Character: Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)
Lyle Lovett
Character: Detective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage)
Fred MacMurray
Character: Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)
Guy Madison
Character: Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)
Joe Mantell
Character: Walsh in Chinatown (archive footage)
Matt McCoy
Character: Brett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Ralph Meeker
Character: Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)
Sal Mineo
Character: John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Harry Morgan
Character: Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Robert Morley
Character: Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Robert Morse
Character: Dennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Tom Neal
Character: Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage)
Lloyd Nolan
Character: Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)
Jürgen Prochnow
Character: Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)
Mitchell Ryan
Character: The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Ann Savage
Character: Vera in Detour (archive footage)
Zachary Scott
Character: Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Paolo Seganti
Character: Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
James Stacy
Character: Joe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage)
David Strathairn
Character: Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Gloria Swanson
Character: Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
William Talman
Character: Dave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery (archive footage)
Larenz Tate
Character: Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)
George Tobias
Character: Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Lana Turner
Character: Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)
John Vernon
Character: Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
Craig Wasson
Character: Jake Scully in Body Double (archive footage)
Jack Webb
Character: Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)
James Whitmore
Character: Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
Cornel Wilde
Character: Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
Jonathan Winters
Character: Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Natalie Wood
Character: Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Jenny Wright
Character: Diz in Out of Bounds (archive footage)
Burt Young
Character: Curly in Chinatown (archive footage)
Kurt Russell
Character: Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Production and Crew
