A tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity that revolves around a 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 and Bucky Bleichert, are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short -- aka '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, his partner, Bleichert, finds himself attracted to the enigmatic Madeleine Linscott, the daughter of one of the city's most prominent families -- who just happens to have an unsavory connection to the murder victim.
Production Universal Pictures (presents); Millennium Films (in association with) (presents); Signature Pictures; Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III [de](for); Nu Image Entertainment GmbH [de](for); Art Linson Productions; Davis-Films [fr];
Cast Names Josh Hartnett; Scarlett Johansson; Aaron Eckhart; Hilary Swank; Mia Kirshner; Mike Starr; Fiona Shaw; Patrick Fischler; James Otis; John Kavanagh; Troy Evans; Anthony Russell; Pepe Serna; Angus MacInnes; Rachel Miner; Victor McGuire; Gregg Henry; Jemima Rooper; Rose McGowan; Dan Ponce; Graham Norris; Mike O'Connell; Michael P. Flannigan; John Solari; Stephanie L. Moore; Noel Arthur; Todd Thomas; Steve Eastin; Ian McNeice; Claudia Katz; Mia Frye; Richard Brake; William Finley; Joost Scholte; Fatso-Fasano; Teo; Kiril Efremov; Petar Milchev; Brian De Palma; Kevin Dunn;
Box Office USD 22,028,485
Release Date 2006-09-15
Genres Crime; Drama; Mystery; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content
and language.