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Los Angeles Plays Itself

Movie
2004
2h 49m
English
Documentary
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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Ben Alexander
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Jim Backus
Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Caus...
Brenda Bakke
Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (a...
Barbara O Jones
Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive foota...
Gene Barry
Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of...
Richard Basehart
Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked ...
Hugh Beaumont
George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia ...
William Bendix
Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (ar...
Ann Blyth
Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (arch...
Jim Bouton
Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (a...
Grand L Bush
FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Har...
James Cagney
Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (arc...
Lon Chaney Jr
Charles Benton in The Indestructibl...
John Considine
Matthew Crawford in Timestalkers (a...
Bill Cosby
Al Hickey in Hickey & Boggs (archiv...
Robert Culp
Frank Boggs in Hickey & Boggs (arch...
Howard Duff
Dave Pomeroy in Panic in the City (...
Deanna Durbin
Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive...
Mark Frechette
Mark in Zabriskie Point (archive fo...
John Garfield
Nick Blake in Nobody Lives Forever ...
Ben Gazzara
Jackie Treehorn in The Big Lebowski...
Bruce Glover
Duffy in Chinatown (archive footage...
Marjoe Gortner
Joby in Earthquake (archive footage...
James Griffith
Jesse Quinn in Dragnet (archive foo...
Directed By: Thom Andersen
Written By: Thom Andersen

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