The Black Dahlia

Cinema poster

Country	United States France
Directed by	Brian De Palma
Release Date	2006
Language	English
Studio	Signature Pictures Davis-Films
Distributor	Universal Pictures

Main Cast
Character	Actor
Dwight 'Bucky' Bleichert	Josh Hartnett
Kay Lake	Scarlett Johansson
Lee Blanchard	Aaron Eckhart
Madeleine Linscott	Hilary Swank
Elizabeth Short	Mia Kirshner
Det. Russ Millard	Mike Starr
Ramona Linscott	Fiona Shaw
Emmett Linscott	John Kavanagh

The Black Dahlia is a 2006 American-French mystery crime detective film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank. The film was an adaptation of a novel written by James Ellroy (the author of L.A. Confidential) and explores the investigation behind one of the oldest unsolved murders in Los Angeles history. Despite the setting in 1940s Los Angeles, the majority of the production was actually filmed in Bulgaria.

The following weapons were used in the film The Black Dahlia:

Handguns

Colt Detective Special

LAPD Sgt. Leonard "Lee" Blanchard (Aaron Eckhart) carries a Colt Detective Special as his duty weapon.

Colt Detective Special - .38 Special

Blanchard fires his Detective Special when he spots a threat.

Blanchard takes cover behind his car door during the shootout.

Colt Official Police

LAPD Officer Dwight "Bucky" Bleichert (Josh Hartnett) carries a Colt Official Police as his duty weapon.

Colt Official Police

Bleichert aims his Colt at the Linscotts.

Bleichert with his Colt after shooting down the chandelier.

Bleichert draws his Official Police on Madeleine.

M1911A1

Some of the men that get into a shootout with Blanchard and Bleichert carry M1911A1s. Blanchard himself carries a suppressed M1911A1 when he goes to confront Bobby.