Josh Hartnett
Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert
The Black Dahlia (2006)
Plot summary
In 1946, the former boxers Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert and Lee Blanchard are policemen in Los Angeles. Lee has a good relationship with his chief and uses a box fight between them to promote the department and get a raise to the police force. They succeed and are promoted to homicide detectives, working together. Bucky becomes a close friend of Lee and his girlfriend Kay Lake, forming a triangle of love. When the corpse of the aspirant actress 'Elizabeth Short' is found mutilated, Lee becomes obsessed to solve the case called by the press Black Dahlia. Meanwhile, Bucky's investigation leads him to a Madeleine Linscott, the daughter of a powerful and wealthy constructor that resembles the Black Dahlia. In an environment of corruption and lies, Bucky discloses hidden truths.
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Movie details
Release date:
September 15, 2006
Publisher:
Universal Pictures, Millennium Films
Director:
Budget:
$50.000.000
Genre:
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration:
121 minutes
Country:
Germany, United States, France
Trailer: