The Black Dahlia is a 2006 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, director of Scarface and The Untouchables. It is based on the novel of the same name by James Ellroy, writer of L.A. Confidential. The story is based on the murder of Elizabeth Short. The film had its world premiere as the opening film at the 63rd Venice Film Festival on August 30. The film's wide release was on 15 September 2006.
The movie was originally in pre-production with Dav...
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The Black Dahlia is a 2006 crime film directed by Brian De Palma, director of Scarface and The Untouchables. It is based on the novel of the same name by James Ellroy, writer of L.A. Confidential. The story is based on the murder of Elizabeth Short. The film had its world premiere as the opening film at the 63rd Venice Film Festival on August 30. The film's wide release was on 15 September 2006.
The movie was originally in pre-production with David Fincher attached as director and Mark Wahlberg attached to play Lee Blanchard. Wahlberg was forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with the planned filming of The Brazilian Job. Fincher originally envisioned "a five-hour, $80-million mini-series with movie stars."
When De Palma became director, he replaced Wahlberg with Aaron Eckhart shortly before shooting began in April 2005.
This film was shot in Los Angeles, California and in Pernik, Bulgaria, at an estimated cost of $50 million. Filming took place largely in Bulgaria, no doubt...
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