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Chinatown (1974)

Movie"You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth."
Audience Score
79
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R 2 hr 10 minJun 20th, 1974Crime, Mystery, Thriller, DramaThe Jake Gittes Collection PosterPart of The Jake Gittes Collection
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.
StarringJack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn Huston
DirectorRoman Polanski
WritersRobert TowneRoman Polanski

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 20th, 1974
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 23rd, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$30,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Company
Movie Tags:
rapelos angeles, californianeo-noirconspiracyseawhodunitprivate detectiveriverdying and deathpedophilia

The Jake Gittes Collection

The cases of private eye J.J. 'Jake' Gittes.