• Events
  • Film Series
  • Blog

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Release Year
2004
Runtime
2h 49m
Genres
Documentary
Directed By
Thom Andersen
Los Angeles Plays Itself

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.

Cast & Crew

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)

Richard Basehart

Roy Morgan/Roy Martin in He Walked By Night (archive footage)

Hugh Beaumont

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

William Bendix

Buzz Wanchek in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

Ann Blyth

Veda Pierce in Mildred Pierce (archive footage)

Jim Bouton

Terry Lennox in The Long Goodbye (archive footage)

Grand L. Bush

FBI Agent Little Johnson in Die Hard (archive footage)

Crew

Thom Andersen

Director

Deborah Stratman

Director of Photography

Peter Bo Rappmund

Editor

Thom Andersen

Producer

Thom Andersen

Writer

Peter Bo Rappmund

Editorial Services

Adam R. Levine

Editorial Services

  • Events
  • Film Series
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Register an Event

Copyright © 2025 ReSee Movies, LLC. All rights reserved. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.