Chinatown

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Chinatown (1974)

R 06/20/1974 (US) Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller 2h 10m

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You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

Overview

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II 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.

Roman Polanski

Director
Robert Towne

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston

Noah Cross
Perry Lopez

Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman

Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd

Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski

Man with Knife
Roy Jenson

Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan

Detective Loach
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A review by John Chard

9.5

Written by John Chard on September 24, 2015

He nose you know!

Chinatown is directed by Roman Polanski and written by Robert Towne. It stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez and John Hillerman. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by John A. Alonzo.

Private investigator J.J. Gittes (Nicholson) is working on an adultery case but quickly finds himself embroiled in murder and corruption.

The gathering of Polanski, Towne, Nicholson and Robert Evans (producer) put their respective skills together to craft one of the most lauded neo-noir films of all time. It's a searing picture awash with the staples of... read the rest.

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