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Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

18+ 07/28/2004 (US) Documentary 2h 49m
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Overview

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.

  1. Thom Andersen

    Director, Writer

Top Billed Cast

  1. Encke King

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Ben Alexander

    Ben Alexander

    Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

  3. Jim Backus

    Jim Backus

    Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

  4. Brenda Bakke

    Brenda Bakke

    Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

  5. Barbara O. Jones

    Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

  6. Gene Barry

    Gene Barry

    Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)

  7. Richard Basehart

    Richard Basehart

    Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

  8. Hugh Beaumont

    Hugh Beaumont

    George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

  9. William Bendix

    William Bendix

    Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

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Los Angeles Plays Itself
Los Angeles Plays Itself

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Original Language English

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