The Black Dahlia (film)

The Black Dahlia
The Black Dahlia
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Brian De Palma
Screenplay by	Josh Friedman
Based on	The Black Dahlia; by James Ellroy
Produced by	Rudy Cohen; Moshe Diamant; Avi Lerner; Art Linson;
Starring	Josh Hartnett; Scarlett Johansson; Aaron Eckhart; Hilary Swank; Mia Kirshner; Mike Starr; Fiona Shaw;
Cinematography	Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by	Bill Pankow
Music by	Mark Isham
Production; companies	Davis Films; Millennium Films; Nu Image; Signature Pictures;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United States); Metropolitan Filmexport (France); Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany);
Release dates	August 30, 2006 (Venice); September 15, 2006 (United States); October 5, 2006 (Germany);
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	United States; France; Germany;
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$49.3 million

The Black Dahlia is a 2006 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman, based on the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy, in turn inspired by the widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short. Starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, and Hilary Swank, the film follows two Los Angeles Police Department detectives investigating Short's murder, leading them through a series of shocking discoveries. Mia Kirshner, Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, John Kavanagh, Rachel Miner, and Rose McGowan appear in supporting roles.

The rights to the novel were optioned by De Palma a decade prior, with David Fincher originally attached to direct. De Palma was ultimately hired after Fincher dropped out to direct Zodiac instead. Principal photography began in Sofia in April 2005, with additional photography in Los Angeles.

The Black Dahlia premiered at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2006, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 15, 2006, to largely negative reviews from critics, with several deeming the plot convoluted, though Kirshner's performance was singled out for praise. It was also a box office failure, grossing $49.3 million against its $50 million budget. As a result, De Palma was effectively ousted from the Hollywood studio system, with his subsequent feature films being financed by independent studios. At the 79th Academy Awards, Vilmos Zsigmond was nominated for Best Cinematography.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Black Dahlia (2006)". Box Office Mojo.
^ "THE BLACK DAHLIA (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 30, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
^ "The Black Dahlia (2006)". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

[BOM-1] "The Black Dahlia (2006)". Box Office Mojo.

[2] "THE BLACK DAHLIA (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 30, 2006. Retrieved September 21, 2022.

[3] "The Black Dahlia (2006)". American Film Institute. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

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