

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.
Narrator (voice)

Officer Frank Smith in Dragnet (archive footage)

Frank Stark in Rebel Without A Cause (archive footage)

Lana Turner in L.A. Confidential (archive footage)

Dorothy in Bush Mama (archive footage)

Dr. Clayton Forrester in The War of The Worlds (archive footage)

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

George Copeland in The Blue Dahlia (archive footage)

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Movie / 2019

Movie / 1997

Movie / 2014

Movie / 1957

Movie / 1994

Movie / 1985

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.

Movie / 1973

Movie / 2005

Movie / 2017

Movie / 2002

Movie / 1970

Movie / 2018

Movie / 2003

Movie / 2015

Movie / 2019

Movie / 2023

Movie / 1994

Movie / 2010

Movie / 2018

Movie / 1998

Movie / 2019

Movie / 1997

Movie / 2014

Movie / 1957

Movie / 1994

Movie / 1985