Los Angeles Plays Itself poster
Movie2004169 minReleased14

Los Angeles Plays Itself

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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Language
EN
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Production
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Scope
169 min
Total runtime
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Cast
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Featured Cast

#1

Encke King

Narrator (voice)

#2

Ben Alexander

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

#3

Jim Backus

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

#4

Brenda Bakke

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

#5

Barbara O. Jones

Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

#6

Gene Barry

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

#7

Richard Basehart

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

#8

Hugh Beaumont

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

#9

William Bendix

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

#10

Ann Blyth

Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

#11

Jim Bouton

Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)

#12

Grand L. Bush

FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

Crew
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Thom Andersen

Thom Andersen

Director

Directing

Thom Andersen

Thom Andersen

Writer

Writing

Thom Andersen

Thom Andersen

Producer

Production

Deborah Stratman

Deborah Stratman

Director of Photography

Camera

PB

Peter Bo Rappmund

Editor

Editing

AR

Adam R. Levine

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Editing

TM

Thor Moser

Sound

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Los Angeles Plays Itself / trailer

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Ratings
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TMDB Score

7.6

from 63 ratings

Certification

14

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