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Where was L.A. Confidential filmed?

1997 film directed by Curtis Hanson

L.A. Confidential (1997) was filmed at one place in the United States: Long Beach. The place comes from Wikidata.

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Filming locations

Towns & cities Long Beach United States City in Los Angeles County, California, United States

Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 16 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Towns & cities Los Angeles United States Seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States
“L.A. Confidential was shot at the Linda Vista Community Hospital in the Los Angeles area.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Culver City United States City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“The Victory Motel was one of the few purpose-built sets, constructed on a flat stretch of the Inglewood Oil Field in Culver City.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Hollywood United States Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
Towns & cities West Hollywood United States City in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“Several Hollywood landmarks appropriate to the 1950s were used, including the Formosa Cafe in West Hollywood, the Frolic Room on Hollywood Boulevard, and the Crossroads of the World, an outdoor shopping mall dressed as a movie theatre where the premiere of When Worlds Collide takes place at the beginning of the film.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares Hollywood Boulevard United States Street in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Towns & cities Angelino Heights United States Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, USA
“Historic Central Los Angeles neighborhoods were used for the scenes in which the police hunt down the Nite Owl suspects, including Angelino Heights, Lincoln Heights, and Koreatown.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Linda Vista Community Hospital United States Former hospital in California, United States
Towns & cities Koreatown United States Neighborhood in Los Angeles
Landmarks & buildings Crossroads of the World United States
Landscapes & nature Hancock Park (La Brea Tar Pits) United States Public park, Los Angeles, United States
“Bracken's house is at 501 Wilcox Avenue in the affluent Hancock Park neighborhood, overlooking the Wilshire Country Club.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Lincoln Heights United States Neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States
Landmarks & buildings Formosa Cafe United States Famous restaurant in Hollywood, California
Landmarks & buildings Frolic Room United States Dive bar in Los Angeles, California, U.S
Landmarks & buildings Lovell House United States Historic house in California, United States
“Patchett's home is the Lovell House, a famous International Style mansion designed by Richard Neutra.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Central Los Angeles United States Region of Los Angeles, California, United States
Landscapes & nature Inglewood Oil Field United States Oil drilling operation in California, USA

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Places whose own article says it was shot there

2 places say on their own Wikipedia pages that this film was shot there. Not on the map: each quote is linked so you can check it.

Landmarks & buildings Formosa Cafe United States Famous restaurant in Hollywood, California
“The interior and exterior of the Formosa Cafe can be seen in two key sequences in the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential, set in early 1950s Los Angeles.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings Lovell House United States Historic house in California, United States
“The house was used in the 1997 film L.A. Confidential as the home of Pierce Morehouse Patchett, played by David Strathairn.” Wikipedia

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