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Release Year2007
Runtime0h 52m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, Crime
Votes3
DirectorThibaut Chatel, Laurence Chanut, dalila bellil
WritersClaire Benoit, Guillaume Galliot
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Truth about Black Dahlia
About The Truth about Black Dahlia
The unexplained deaths of Elizabeth Short, a.k.a "The Black Dahlia", in 1947 and of Geneva Hilliker Ellroy in 1958, had a profound impact on the psyche of James Ellroy, today's greatest crime writer. Steve Hodel, a retired LAPD cop, reveals everything about Georges Hodel, his own father as well as the perpetratror of those two unsolved murders, the most notorious ones in 20th century America. Steve Hodel retraces this amazing investigation in which genius and horror, Hollywood and the Marquis de Sade, incest and surgery, are blended into the grimmest of scenarios.
Directed by Thibaut Chatel, Laurence Chanut, dalila bellil, The Truth about Black Dahlia leans on a strong ensemble — Elizabeth Short, George Hodel, Steve Hodel — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2007.
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