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The Black Dahlia
β Scribed by James Ellroy
- Publisher
- Mysterious Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 217 KB
- Edition
- Reissue
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
The story, based on a real-life case, of two Los Angeles policemen whose search for the killer of a beautiful woman leads them through the underworld of postwar Hollywood. Made into a Universal Pictures film, written by Josh Friedman, directed by Brian DePalma, releasing October 2006, starring Hilary Swank, Scarlett Johansson, & Josh Hartnett.
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