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DVD Release Date
• R1: Aug 19, 2003
• R2: 2 Oct 2000
Budget USD 6,000,000
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
2 hours, 11 minutes
Country USA
Studio Paramount
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Other Titles
• Chinatown (1974)
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Detectives, Scams And Cons, Tragedy, Police, Femme Fatale, Deception, Blackmail, Disturbing, Murder, Cult Classic, Political, Suspense
Plot: Director Roman Polanski's classic neo-noir detective story is set during a heat wave in 1930s Los Angeles, where residents suffer from a water shortage due to an ongoing drought. With stellar contributions from composer Jerry Goldsmith and screenwriter Robert Towne, whose script recalls the hard-boiled cynicism of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, CHINATOWN is a complex and superbly crafted period drama that has become Polanski's most critically acclaimed film. Private investigator Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) runs a sleazy detective agency specia. When a client (Diane Ladd) hires him to spy on her "husband," who is rumored to be having an affair with a younger woman, Jake uncovers a plot against the man--but this is only the tip of the iceberg. Yet to emerge are a sex scandal implicating the real wife (Faye Dunaway), with whom Jake is destined to become more closely acquainted, and a real estate swindle of tremendous proportions devised by her tycoon father (John Huston), backed up by a vast network of corrupt city officials and landowners who make life hell for the private eye.
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Robert Towne
Days of Thunder, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, The Two Jakes |
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| Cast |
Jack Nicholson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, As Good as It Gets |
 | Faye Dunaway
The Thomas Crown Affair, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, Bonnie and Clyde |
 | Diane Ladd
Christmas Vacation, Wild at Heart, Primary Colors |
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 | James Hong
Blade Runner, Mulan, Big Trouble in Little China |
 | John Huston
Casino Royale, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Hobbit | Perry Lopez
Kelly's Heroes, Mister Roberts, Creature from the Black Lagoon | |
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