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The Truth about Black Dahlia

200752mThibaut Chatel,Laurence Chanut,dalila bellil

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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.

DocumentaryCrime
True CrimeOld HollywoodMysteryCrime

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What is The Truth about Black Dahlia (2007) about?

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. …

Who stars in The Truth about Black Dahlia?

The Truth about Black Dahlia stars Elizabeth Short (Self (archive footage)), George Hodel (Self (archive footage)), Steve Hodel (self), Tamar Hodel (self), Man Ray (archive footage). The film was directed by Thibaut Chatel.

How long is The Truth about Black Dahlia?

The Truth about Black Dahlia has a runtime of 52 min and premiered in 2007.

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