The Truth about Black Dahlia

The Truth about Black Dahlia

2007
52m
7.3

7.3/10

3 votes
Documentary Crime
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Companies
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Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
English French

Keywords

true crime old hollywood mystery crime

Quick Facts

Original Title La Verite sur le Dahlia noir
Release Date June 13, 2007
Status Released
Language FR
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Cast

Elizabeth Short
Elizabeth Short

Self (archive footage)

George Hodel
George Hodel

Self (archive footage)

Steve Hodel
Steve Hodel

self

Tamar Hodel
Tamar Hodel

self

Man Ray
Man Ray

archive footage

Paul Teetor
Paul Teetor

self

Stephen Kay
Stephen Kay

self

jeanne french
jeanne french

archive footage

Bill Stoner
Bill Stoner

self

Geneva Hilliker Ellroy
Geneva Hilliker Ellroy

archive footage

James Ellroy
James Ellroy

archive footage

Key Crew

Thibaut Chatel
Director
Claire Benoit
Writer
Guillaume Galliot
Writer
Laurence Chanut
Director
dalila bellil
Director