Jul 28, 2004
169 min
Full-HD

Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Encke King

Narrator (voice)

Ben Alexander

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Jim Backus

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Brenda Bakke

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

Barbara O. Jones

Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

Gene Barry

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

Richard Basehart

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

Hugh Beaumont

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

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