The read
It runs a compact 52m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB7.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Thibaut ChatelDirector
- Claire BenoitWriter
- Guillaume GalliotWriter
- Laurence ChanutDirector
- dalila bellilDirector
Cast
- Elizabeth ShortSelf (archive footage)
- George HodelSelf (archive footage)
- Steve Hodelself
- Tamar Hodelself
- Man Rayarchive footage
- Paul Teetorself
- Stephen Kayself
- jeanne frencharchive footage
- Bill Stonerself
- Geneva Hilliker Ellroyarchive footage
- James Ellroyarchive footage
Stills
Themes
true crimeold hollywoodmysterycrime