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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Cinema Guild (2003)
Blu-ray
NR (Not Rated)
881164000859
Documentary
USA | English | Color | 02:49

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.


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Encke King Narrator
Ben Alexander Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet
Jim Backus Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause
Brenda Bakke Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential
Barbarao Dorothy in Bush Mama
Gene Barry Dr. Clayton Forrester
Richard Basehart Roy Morgan
Hugh Beaumont George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia
William Bendix Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia
Ann Blyth Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce
Jim Bouton Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye
Grand L. Bush FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard
James Cagney Tom Powers in The Public Enemy
Lon Chaney Jr. Charles 'Butcher' Benton in The Indestructible Man
John Considine Doctor Crawford
Bill Cosby Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs
Robert Culp Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs
Howard Duff Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City
Deanna Durbin Penny in Three Smart Girls
Mark Frechette Mark in Zabriskie Point
John Garfield Frank Chambers
Ben Gazzara Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski
Bruce Glover Duffy in Chinatown
Marjoe Gortner Jody in Earthquake
James Griffith Jesse Quinn in Dragnet

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Director Thom Andersen
Writer Thom Andersen
Producer Thom Andersen
Photography Deborah Stratman

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Edition details

Nr Discs 1
Screen Ratios Widescreen (1.85:1)
Distributor Cinema Guild
Edition Release Date Nov 18, 2014
Regions Region 1

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Added Date Feb 12, 2018 20:35:13
Modified Date Jun 12, 2022 00:34:34

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