Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
⏱️ 169 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Documentary
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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Cast
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)
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Director
Thom Andersen
Writer
Thom Andersen
Producer
Thom Andersen
Keywords
los angeles, californiafilm industry