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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

Rating

Genre: Documentary

Runtime: 2hr 49min

Director: Thom Andersen

Available to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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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Cast member photo for encke-king — Encke King
Narrator (voice)

Cast member photo for ben-alexander — Ben Alexander
Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jim-backus — Jim Backus
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Cast member photo for brenda-bakke — Brenda Bakke
Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Cast member photo for barbara-o-jones — Barbara O. Jones
Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

Cast member photo for gene-barry — Gene Barry
Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)

Cast member photo for richard-basehart — Richard Basehart
Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

Cast member photo for hugh-beaumont — Hugh Beaumont
George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Cast member photo for william-bendix — William Bendix
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Cast member photo for ann-blyth — Ann Blyth
Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jim-bouton — Jim Bouton
Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)

Cast member photo for grand-l-bush — Grand L. Bush
FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

Cast member photo for james-cagney — James Cagney
Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

Cast member photo for lon-chaney-jr — Lon Chaney Jr.
Charles Benton in The Indestructible Man (archive footage)

Cast member photo for john-considine — John Considine
Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)

Cast member photo for bill-cosby — Bill Cosby
Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

Cast member photo for robert-culp — Robert Culp
Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (archive footage)

Cast member photo for howard-duff — Howard Duff
Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (archive footage)

Cast member photo for deanna-durbin — Deanna Durbin
Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)

Cast member photo for mark-frechette — Mark Frechette
Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)

Cast member photo for john-garfield — John Garfield
Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)

Cast member photo for ben-gazzara — Ben Gazzara
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski (archive footage)

Cast member photo for bruce-glover — Bruce Glover
Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage)

Cast member photo for marjoe-gortner — Marjoe Gortner
Joby in Earthquake (archive footage)

Cast member photo for james-griffith — James Griffith
Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive footage)

Cast member photo for daria-halprin — Daria Halprin
Daria in Zabriskie Point (archive footage)

Cast member photo for oliver-hardy — Oliver Hardy
Ollie (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jean-harlow — Jean Harlow
Gwen Allen in The Public Enemy (archive footage)

Cast member photo for bob-hope — Bob Hope
Adam J. Niles in Bachelor in Paradise (archive footage)

Cast member photo for lauren-hutton — Lauren Hutton
Georgia Crawford in Timestalkers (archive footage)

Cast member photo for henry-jaglom — Henry Jaglom
Dean in Venice/Venice (archive footage)

Cast member photo for david-janssen — David Janssen
Steve in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)

Cast member photo for peter-jason — Peter Jason
Duty Sergeant in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

Cast member photo for roy-jenson — Roy Jenson
Mulvihill in Chinatown (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jack-klugman — Jack Klugman
Sandman in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)

Cast member photo for alan-ladd — Alan Ladd
Philip Raven in This Gun For Hire (archive footage)

Cast member photo for stan-laurel — Stan Laurel
Stan (archive footage)

Cast member photo for al-leong — Al Leong
Uli in Die Hard (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jerry-lewis — Jerry Lewis
Jerome Littlefield in The Disorderly Orderly (archive footage)

Cast member photo for gary-lockwood — Gary Lockwood
George Matthews in Model Shop (archive footage)

Cast member photo for perry-lopez — Perry Lopez
Escobar in Chinatown (archive footage)

Cast member photo for lyle-lovett — Lyle Lovett
Detective DeLongpre in The Player (archive footage)

Cast member photo for fred-macmurray — Fred MacMurray
Walter Neff in Double Indemnity (archive footage)

Cast member photo for guy-madison — Guy Madison
Cliff Harper in Till the End of Time (archive footage)

Cast member photo for joe-mantell — Joe Mantell
Walsh in Chinatown (archive footage)

Cast member photo for matt-mccoy — Matt McCoy
Brett Chase in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Cast member photo for ralph-meeker — Ralph Meeker
Mike Hammer in Kiss Me Deadly (archive footage)

Cast member photo for sal-mineo — Sal Mineo
John 'Plato' Crawford in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Cast member photo for harry-morgan — Harry Morgan
Officer Bill Gannon in Dragnet (archive footage)

Cast member photo for robert-morley — Robert Morley
Sir Ambrose Abercrombie in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

Cast member photo for robert-morse — Robert Morse
Dennis Barlow in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

Cast member photo for tom-neal — Tom Neal
Al Roberts in Detour (archive footage)

Cast member photo for lloyd-nolan — Lloyd Nolan
Dr. Vance in Earthquake (archive footage)

Cast member photo for edmond-obrien — Edmond O'Brien
Frank Bigelow in D.O.A (archive footage)

Cast member photo for carroll-oconnor — Carroll O'Connor
Lt. Christy French in Marlowe (archive footage)

Cast member photo for belinda-palmer — Belinda Palmer
Katherine in Chinatown (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jrgen-prochnow — Jürgen Prochnow
Michael Kogan in The Replacement Killers (archive footage)

Cast member photo for tony-roberts — Tony Roberts
Rob in Annie Hall (archive footage)

Cast member photo for cliff-robertson — Cliff Robertson
President in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

Cast member photo for mitchell-ryan — Mitchell Ryan
The Priest in Two-Minute Warning (archive footage)

Cast member photo for ann-savage — Ann Savage
Vera in Detour (archive footage)

Cast member photo for zachary-scott — Zachary Scott
Monte Beragon in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

Cast member photo for paolo-seganti — Paolo Seganti
Johnny Stompanato in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Cast member photo for james-stacy — James Stacy
Joe Brodnek in Flareup (archive footage)

Cast member photo for madeleine-stowe — Madeleine Stowe
Karen Carr in Unlawful Entry (archive footage)

Cast member photo for david-strathairn — David Strathairn
Pierce Patchett in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Cast member photo for gloria-swanson — Gloria Swanson
Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd (archive footage)

Cast member photo for william-talman — William Talman
Dave Purvis in Armoured Car Robbery (archive footage)

Cast member photo for larenz-tate — Larenz Tate
Frankie Lymon in Why Do Fools Fall In Love (archive footage)

Cast member photo for george-tobias — George Tobias
Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)

Cast member photo for lana-turner — Lana Turner
Cora Smith in The Postman Always Rings Twice (archive footage)

Cast member photo for diane-venora — Diane Venora
Justine in Heat (archive footage)

Cast member photo for john-vernon — John Vernon
Mal Reese in Point Blank (archive footage)

Cast member photo for craig-wasson — Craig Wasson
Jake Scully in Body Double (archive footage)

Cast member photo for keenen-ivory-wayans — Keenen Ivory Wayans
Det. Jim Campbell in The Glimmer Man (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jack-webb — Jack Webb
Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet (archive footage)

Cast member photo for raquel-welch — Raquel Welch
Michele in Flareup (archive footage)

Cast member photo for james-whitmore — James Whitmore
Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)

Cast member photo for cornel-wilde — Cornel Wilde
Griff Marat in Shockproof (archive footage)

Cast member photo for mykelti-williamson — Mykelti Williamson
Det. Oliver Franklin in First Power (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jonathan-winters — Jonathan Winters
Wilbur Glenworthy in The Loved Ones (archive footage)

Cast member photo for natalie-wood — Natalie Wood
Judy in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Cast member photo for jenny-wright — Jenny Wright
Diz in Out of Bounds (archive footage)

Cast member photo for burt-young — Burt Young
Curly in Chinatown (archive footage)

Cast member photo for darrell-zwerling — Darrell Zwerling
Hollis Mulwray in Chinatown (archive footage)

Cast member photo for kurt-russell — Kurt Russell
Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)

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