The Black Dahlia poster
Director Brian De Palma
Screenplay Josh Friedman

The Black Dahlia

Tagline: Inspired by the most notorious unsolved murder in California history.

Release Date: 2006-09-15

Duration: 121 minutes

Synopsis

In 1940s Los Angeles, two former boxers-turned-cops must grapple with corruption, narcissism, stag films and family madness as they pursue the killer of an aspiring young actress.

Casting

  • Scarlett Johansson
    Kay Lake
  • Josh Hartnett
    Bucky Bleichert
  • Fiona Shaw
    Ramona Linscott
  • Aaron Eckhart
    Lee Blanchard
  • Patrick Fischler
    Deputy DA Ellis Loew
  • Rose McGowan
    Sheryl Saddon
  • Mia Kirshner
    Elizabeth Short
  • Kevin Dunn
    Elizabeth Short's Father (uncredited)
  • Mike Starr
    Det. Russ Millard
  • Richard Brake
    Bobby DeWitt