Chinatown
Paramount Pictures (1974)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
In Collection
#2687
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Seen ItYes
097361551647
IMDB   8.3
2 hr 12 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   R
Jack Nicholson J. J. (Jake) Gittes
Faye Dunaway Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston Noah Cross
Perry Lopez Lt. Lou Escobar
John Hillerman Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling Hollis I. Mulwray
Diane Ladd Ida Sessions
Roy Jenson Claude Mulvihill
Roman Polanski Man with knife
Richard Bakalyan Det. Loach (as Dick Bakalyan)
Burt Young
Jerry Fujikawa Mulwray's gardener
Bruce Glover Duffy
Nandu Hinds Sophie
James Hong Kahn
Joe Mantell Lawrence Walsh
Director
Roman Polanski
Producer Robert Evans
C.O. Erickson
Writer Robert Towne
Roman Polanski
Cinematography John A. Alonzo
Musician Jerry Goldsmith


A landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stands as a true screen classic.

Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in… Chinatown.

Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award-winning script by Robert Towne, Chinatown captures a lost era in a masterfully woven movie that remains a timeless gem.
Edition Details
Distributor Paramount
Chapters 16
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Interactive menus
Scene selection
Theatrical trailer
Retrospective interviews with Roman Polanski, Robert Towne and Robert Evans