Black Dahlia (DVD)

Directed by Brian De Palma

Starring: John Kavanagh, Anthony Russell, Pepe Serna, Angus MacInnis, Rose McGowan, Troy Evans, Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, Patrick Fischler, James Otis
Contributors: Avi Lerner, Vilmos Zsigmond, Rudy Cohen, Moshe Diamant, Art Linson, Josh Friedman, Mark Isham
Studio: EiV
Genre: Thriller
Main Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 22 Jan 2007
Originally Issued: 2006
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 121 minutes

Description

Thriller based on the novel by James Ellroy. Elizabeth Short (Mia Kirshner) was a struggling actress looking to make a name for herself in 1940s Tinseltown. When police discover Elizabeth's body cut clean in half and with all of her organs missing, ex-pugilist detectives Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) are the men charged with cracking the case and apprehending the killer.

As Blanchard's marriage to Kay (Scarlett Johansson) begins to suffer due to his obsession with the sensational crime, his partner Bleichert discovers a troubling link between the victim and the mysterious Madeleine Linscott (Hilary Swank), a prominent socialite and daughter of one of the town's most connected key players.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Interviews: James Ellroy (Novelist)
• Other Documentary: 'The Case File', 'The De Palma Touch', 'Reality and Fiction: The Story of the Black Dahlia'