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Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004 169 min color EN United States

Documentary

Directed by Thom Andersen

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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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  • Encke King
    as Narrator (voice)
  • Ben Alexander
    as Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
  • Jim Backus
    as Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
  • Brenda Bakke
    as Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
  • Barbara O. Jones
    as Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
  • Gene Barry
    as Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
  • Richard Basehart
    as Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
  • Hugh Beaumont
    as George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
  • William Bendix
    as Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)
  • Ann Blyth
    as Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)
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