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.
Narrator (voice)
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)
FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)
Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)
Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)
Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)
Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)
Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage)
Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)
Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)
Daria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)
Ollie (archive footage)
Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)
Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)
Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)
Dean in Venice/Venice (archive footage)
Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Mulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage)
Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)
Stan (archive footage)
Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)
Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)
George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)
Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)
Detective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage)
Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)
Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)
Walsh in Chinatown (archive footage)
Brett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)
John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)
Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Dennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage)
Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)
Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)
Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)
Katherine in Chinatown (archive footage)
Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)
Rob in Annie Hall (archive footage)
President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)
Vera in Detour (archive footage)
Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Joe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage)
Karen Carr in Unlawful Entry (archive footage)
Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)
Dave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery (archive footage)
Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)
Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)
Justine in Heat (archive footage)
Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)
Jake Scully in Body Double (archive footage)
Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)
Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)
Michele in Flareup (archive footage)
Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)
Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)
Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)
Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Diz in Out of Bounds (archive footage)
Curly in Chinatown (archive footage)
Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown (archive footage)
Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
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