The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia is a 2006 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Josh Friedman, and starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, and Mia Kirshner. It is an adaptation of the 1987 novel of the same name by James Ellroy – in turn drawn from the widely sensationalized murder of Elizabeth Short – and follows two Los Angeles Police Department detectives investigating the crime, leading them through a series of shocking revelations. Mike Starr, Fiona Shaw, John Kavanagh, Rachel Miner, and Rose McGowan appear in supporting roles.