The Black Dahlia

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film neo-noir crime film

The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo-noir crime film, based on James Ellroy’s novel about the infamous 1947 Los Angeles murder, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Josh Hartnett.

Aliases (2)

Black Dahlia murder ×1
The Black Dahlia (novel) ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → neo-noir crime film →
authorOfSourceWork	James Ellroy →
basedOn	The Black Dahlia (novel) →
cinematographyBy	Vilmos Zsigmond →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Brian De Palma →
distributedBy	Universal Pictures →
editedBy	Bill Pankow →
filmingTechnique	live action →
genre	crime film → mystery film → neo-noir → thriller film →
hasTheme	Hollywood noir → media sensationalism → obsession → police corruption →
inspiredBy	murder of Elizabeth Short →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert → Kay Lake → Lee Blanchard → Madeleine Linscott →
musicBy	Mark Isham →
narrativeFocus	Black Dahlia murder →
narrativeForm	nonlinear narrative →
partOf	adaptations of works by James Ellroy → films directed by Brian De Palma →
productionCompany	Millennium Films → Nu Image →
publicationDate	2006 →
releaseEvent	premiered at 63rd Venice International Film Festival →
runtimeMinutes	121 →
screenwriter	Josh Friedman →
setInLocation	Los Angeles →
setInPeriod	1940s →
starring	Aaron Eckhart → Fiona Shaw → Hilary Swank → Josh Hartnett → Mia Kirshner → Mike Starr → Patrick Fischler → Scarlett Johansson →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Black Dahlia ("The Black Dahlia (novel)") →	basedOn
The Black Dahlia ("Black Dahlia murder") →	narrativeFocus
Josh Hartnett →	notableWork