Title:
The Black Dahlia
Edition:
[Full screen ed.].
Publication Information:
Universal City, Calif. : Universal Pictures, c2006.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
Based on the novel by James Ellroy.
Special features: "Reality and fiction: the story of 'The Black Dahlia; " the case file; the De Palma touch presented by Volkswagen.
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Genre:
Summary:
Set in 1940s Los Angeles. Two police officers, Bucky Bleichert and his partner, Lee Blanchard, investigate the death of Elizabeth Short - also known as The Black Dahlia, a young woman who is found brutally murdered. With a corpse so mutilated, the photos are kept from the public. Bucky soon realizes that his girlfriend had ties to the deceased, and soon after that, he begins uncovering corruption and conspiracy within the police departmen. The case becomes an obsession for the two men and their lives begin to unravel.
System Details:
DVD, REGION 1, FULL SCREEN (1.33:1) PRESENTATION; DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 SURROUND, DOLBY DIGITAL 2.0 STEREO.
Language Note:
ENGLISH, DUBBED SPANISH OR DUBBED FRENCH DIALOGUE, FRENCH OR SPANISH SUBTITLES; ENGLISH SUBTITLES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
