Chinatown

7.9 1974 2h 10m United States of America

Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

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.

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

Details

Directors

Roman Polanski

Writers

Robert Towne

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd, Roman Polanski, Roy Jenson, Richard Bakalyan, James Hong, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Roberts, Noble Willingham, Rance Howard

Production

Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions

Languages

Spanish, Cantonese, English

Countries

United States of America