Directed by Brian De Palma   Written by Josh Friedman   James Ellroy   Cast Josh Hartnett ... Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert Scarlett Johansson ... Kay Lake Aaron Eckhart ... Lee Blanchard Hilary Swank ... Madeleine Linscott Mia Kirshner ... Elizabeth Short Mike Starr ... Det. Russ Millard Fiona Shaw ... Ramona Linscott Patrick Fischler ... Deputy DA Ellis Loew James Otis ... Dolph Bleichert John Kavanagh ... Emmett Linscott Troy Evans ... Chief Ted Green Anthony Russell ... Morrie Friedman Pepe Serna ... Tomas Dos Santos Angus MacInnes ... Capt. John Tierney (as Angus MacInnis) Rachel Miner ... Martha Linscott Victor McGuire ... Sgt. Bill Koenig Gregg Henry ... Pete Lukins Jemima Rooper ... Lorna Mertz Rose McGowan ... Sheryl Saddon Dan Ponce ... Mp Graham Norris ... Cop Mike O'Connell ... Shore Patrol Michael P. Flannigan ... Desk Officer (as Michael Flannigan) John Solari ... Baxter Fitch Stephanie L. Moore ... Baxter Fitch's Girlfriend Noel Arthur ... Gunman #1 Todd Thomas ... Gunman #2 Steve Eastin ... Detective Ian McNeice ... Coroner Claudia Katz Minnick ... Frolic Bartender (as Claudia Katz) Mia Frye ... Laverne Bartender Richard Brake ... Bobby DeWitt William Finley ... George Tilden (as Bill Finley) Joost Scholte ... Madeleine's GI Terrell J. Ramsey ... Dealer (as Fatso Fasano) Teo ... Friedman's Tough Guy #1 Kiril Efremov ... Friedman's Tough Guy #2 (as Kiril Eframov) Petar Milchev ... Perp Uncredited Cast Désirée Cyganek ... Lesbian Bar Dancer Brian De Palma ... Elizabeth's Screen Test Director (voice) Kevin Dunn ... Elizabeth Short's Father k.d. lang ... Lesbian Bar Singer David Raibon ... Black Man Produced by T. Rafael Cimino   Rudy Cohen   Boaz Davidson   Rolf Deyhle   Moshe Diamant   Danny Dimbort   Michael P. Flannigan   Samuel Hadida   Victor Hadida   James B. Harris   Manfred D. Heid   Henrik Huydts   Jochen Kamlah   John J. Kelly   Jordan Kessler   Gerd Koechlin   Josef Lautenschlager   Avi Lerner   Art Linson   Dave Rosenbaum   Trevor Short   Andreas Thiesmeyer   John Thompson   Original Music by Mark Isham

Additional Info Premiere: August 09, 2006 Theatrical Release: September 15, 2006 DVD Release: December 26, 2006 Blu-ray Release: September 07, 2010 Countries: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures (presents) Millennium Films (in association with) (presents) Signature Pictures Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III (for) Nu Image Entertainment GmbH Art Linson Productions Davis-Films Linson Entertainment Distributors Universal Pictures   (2006) (USA) (theatrical) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2010) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.6 / 10 Our Rating 3.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 3.8 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,955 / 21,054 Ratings Breakdown Average 1 total rating Crap 2 total ratings Site Ranking #1,951 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) #1,952 High Tension (2003) #1,953 Sicko (2007) #1,954 A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) #1,955 The Black Dahlia (2006) #1,956 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007) #1,957 M*A*S*H (1970) #1,958 Castlevania: Season 3 (2020) #1,959 Velma: Season 1 (2023)