The Black Dahlia

Release Date: Friday, September 15, 2006

Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Boaz Davidson, Art Linson, Hilary Swank, Josh Hartnett, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, John Thompson, Brian De Palma, Josh Friedman, Moshe Diamant, James B. Harris, Mia Kirschner, Andreas Thiesmeyer, Danny Dimont, Rudy Cohen, Josef Lautenschlager, Henrik Huydts, Rolf Deyhle

R Crime N/A

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"The Black Dahlia" weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the true story of the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. Two ex-pugilist cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) A.K.A. "The Black Dahlia"—an attack so grisly that images of the killing were kept from the public.

While Blanchard's growing preoccupation with the sensational murder threatens his marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson), his partner Bleichert finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott (two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank), the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families—'who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim.
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The film's director Brian De Palma last directed Domino and Passion. The film's writer Josh Friedman last wrote Avatar: The Way of Water and Terminator: Dark Fate.

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Rudy Cohen
Moshe Diamant
Avi Lerner
Art Linson

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MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language
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Language
English

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  • Based on James Ellroy's crime novel.

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The Black Dahlia was released in on Friday, September 15, 2006 . There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Gridiron Gang, The Ground Truth and Haven.



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Sun., Nov. 9, 2008

  • Added the DVD release date of December 26, 2006

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