Black Dahlia, The (Full Frame)

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From the acclaimed director of "Scarface" and the author of "LA Confidential" comes the mysterious, spellbinding thriller "The Black Dahlia." In 1947, two ambitious cops, Lee Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) and Bucky Bleichert (Josh Hartnett), investigate the shocking and gruesome murder of an aspiring young starlet Elizabeth Short, aka "The Black Dahlia." With a corpse so mutilated that photos are kept from the public, the case becomes an obsession for the men, and their lives begin to unravel. Blanchard's relationship with his girlfriend Kay (Scarlett Johansson) is threatened, while Bleichert finds himself drawn to the enigmatic Madeleine (Hilary Swank), a wealthy woman with a dark and twisted connection to the victim.

"Reality And Fiction: The Story Of 'The Black Dahlia'" - a conversation with best-selling novelist James Ellroy, who gives an in-depth perspective on the crime and how he turned fact into fiction; "The Case File" - a behind-the-scenes look at the filmmakers, actors and crew that brought this infamous mystery to the screen; "The De Palma Touch" - presented by Volkswagen, Featurette.