Los Angeles Plays Itself (2014)

  • NR
  • 03/29/2014 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 2h 49m

Overview

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.

Thom Andersen

Director, Writer

Cast

Encke King's headshot

Encke King

Narrator (voice)
Ben Alexander's headshot

Ben Alexander

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)
Jim Backus's headshot

Jim Backus

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)
Brenda Bakke's headshot

Brenda Bakke

Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)
Barbara O. Jones's headshot

Barbara O. Jones

Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)
Gene Barry's headshot

Gene Barry

Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)
Richard Basehart's headshot

Richard Basehart

Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)
Hugh Beaumont's headshot

Hugh Beaumont

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

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