The Black Dahlia (2006) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	September 15, 2006
On DVD:	December 26, 2006
Genre:	Suspense
Director:	Brian De Palma
Writer:	Josh Friedman
Cast:	Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Mia Kirshner, Hilary Swank
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Official site:	theblackdahliamovie.net
Running Time:	119 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and language

"The Black Dahlia" weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the 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 (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), are called to investigate the homicide of ambitious silver-screen B-lister Betty Ann Short (Mia Kirshner) A.K.A. "The Black Dahlia"-an attack so grisly that images...

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The second unsolved Hollywoood murder film noir picture to arrive in theaters in two weeks, "The Black Dahlia" has a couple things going for it that "Hollywoodland" didn't - namely a guaranteed grisly murder and an established feature length director. Unfortunately, it is also the second unfulfilling unsolved Hollywood murder film noir picture to arrive in theaters in two weeks. Full movie review »