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Chinatown (1974)

Directed by Roman Polanski

Crime | Mystery

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Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 130 minutes

Actors

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 | Jesse Vint | Burt Young | Lee de Broux | Darrell Zwerling | Nandu Hinds | James O'Rear | Beulah Quo | Jerry Fujikawa | Belinda Palmer | Elliott Montgomery | George Justin | C.O. Erickson | Charles Knapp | Claudio Martinez | Federico Roberto | Allan Warnick | John Holland | Jim Burk | Denny Arnold | Elizabeth Harding | John Rogers | Cecil Elliott | Paul Jenkins | Bob Golden | Richard Warren | Fritzi Burr | Cosmo Sardo | Charles Fogel

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Easily in my Top 10 films of all time. As close to perfect as you can get.

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