Fallen Angels (TV series)

Fallen Angels
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Genre	Anthology Neo-noir
Developed by	Steve Golin
Presented by	Lynette Walden
Opening theme	Elmer Bernstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sydney Pollack
Producer(s)	Steve Golin William Horberg
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Propaganda Films Mirage Enterprises
Release
Original network	Showtime
Picture format	35mm
Original release	August 1, 1993 – December 1995

Fallen Angels is an American neo-noir anthology television series that ran from 1993 to 1995 on the Showtime pay cable station and was produced by Propaganda Films. No first-run episodes were shown in 1994.

The series was executive produced by Sydney Pollack and produced by Steve Golin and others. The theme song was written by Elmer Bernstein and the original music was written by Peter Bernstein.

Period torch songs by performers like Patti Page and Billie Holiday were used periodically.

In Europe, the show is known as Perfect Crimes and shown in France on Canal +, and in England.

The series is set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American president John F. Kennedy.

The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.

The television program was produced using top-notch directors, well-known hard-boiled fiction writers, experienced screenplay writers, inventive cinematographers (who recreated the film noir images), and actors. The art direction gave the series the ambiance and historical look required of a show devoted to noir set in Los Angeles.

A few known actors went behind the camera to direct a few episodes. They include: Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, and Kiefer Sutherland.

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