Film record

The Black Dahlia

2006Feature film120 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States · Germany · France
Languages
English · German
Genres
drama film · crime film · crime drama film · crime thriller film · thriller film · film noir · neo-noir · horror film · LGBTQ-related film · mystery film

Credits

Direction

Brian De Palma — Directing

Cast

Josh Hartnett — Acting (Detective Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert / Mr. Ice)
Q34436 — Acting (Katherine "Kay" Lake)
Aaron Eckhart — Acting (Detective Lee Blanchard / Mr. Fire)
Hilary Swank — Acting (Madeleine Linscott)
Mia Kirshner — Acting (Elizabeth Short / Black Dahlia)
Mike Starr — Acting (Detective Russ Millard)
Fiona Shaw — Acting (Ramona Linscott)
Rose McGowan — Acting (Sheryl Saddon)
Brian De Palma — Acting
Gregg Henry — Acting (Pete Lukins)
Ian McNeice — Acting (The Coroner)
James Otis — Acting (Dolph Bleichert)
Jemima Rooper — Acting (Lorna Mertz)
John Kavanagh — Acting (Emmett Linscott)
k.d. lang — Acting (the floor show performer)
Kevin Dunn — Acting (Cleo A. Short)
Mia Frye — Acting
Mike O'Connell — Acting
Patrick Fischler — Acting (Deputy District Attorney Ellis Loew)
Rachel Miner — Acting (Martha Linscott)
Richard Brake — Acting (Bobby DeWitt)
Troy Evans — Acting (Chief Thad Green)
Steve Eastin — Acting
William Finley — Acting (Georgie Tilden)
Angus MacInnes — Acting (Captain John Tierney)
Pepe Serna — Acting (Tomas Dos Santos)
Victor McGuire — Acting (Sergeant Bill Koenig)
Fatso-Fasano — Acting (Dealer)

Writing

James Ellroy — Screenwriting
Josh Friedman — Screenwriting

Production

Art Linson — Production

Music

Mark Isham — Music composition

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond — Cinematography

Editing

Bill Pankow — Editing

Art department

Dante Ferretti — Production design

Costume

Jenny Beavan — Costume design
Documented participation

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
30 Aug 2006Checked 22 Sep 2026
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