Chinatown

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Chinatown

A landmark film noir movie, starring Jack Nicholson as private eye Jake Gittes, living off the moral climate of sun soaked pre-WWII Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a storm of double dealings and dangerous deceits. There is a web of personal and political scandals that collide in one dark night in Chinatown. Also co-starring film legend John Huston, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young. Written by Robert Towne.

Selected for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry of American Film.

DVD

Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Restored)
(Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Available subtitles: English (closed captioned)
Dolby Stereo
Theatrical trailer(s)
Never-before-seen interviews with director Roman Polanski, screenwriter Robert Towne and producer Robert Evans
Widescreen anamorphic format

Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: Roman Polanski
Color
130 minutes
Released: 1974
Rated: R

Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Genre: Crime/mystery/Film Noir

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