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Chinatown
Chinatown (Motion picture)
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Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is s...
Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is 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.
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- Creator
- a Paramount picture ; a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, French
- Contributors
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- Evans, Robert, 1930-2019
- Polanski, Roman
- Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001
- Towne, Robert
- Nicholson, Jack
- Dunaway, Faye
- Hillerman, John
- Lopez, Perry, 1929-2008
- Young, Burt
- Glover, Bruce, 1932-
- Mantell, Joe, 1915-2010
- Jenson, Roy, 1927-2007
- Ladd, Diane
- Bakalyan, Richard, 1931-2015
- Huston, John, 1906-1987
- Paramount Pictures Corporation
- Publication
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- Widescreen
- Hollywood, CA : Paramount, ©2006
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- ISBNs
- 0792159578, 9780792159575
- OCLC
- ocm73320406
- Credits
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- Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston
- Art director, W. Stewart Cambell ; set designers, Gabe Resh, Robert Resh ; special effects, Logan Frazee ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; costume designer, Anthea Sylbert ; music, Jerry Goldsmith
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.
- Special features include: Theatrical trailer; retrospective interviews with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne.
- DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1; widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
- In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French; closed-captioned.
- Special features include: Theatrical trailer; retrospective interviews with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne