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Chinatown (1974)
Directed by Roman Polanski
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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 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/21/2015 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4.5 stars |
| (Average) 4.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
via Netflix
With a suspicious femme fatale bankrolling his snooping, private eye J.J. Gittes uncovers an intricate plot involving murder and the Los Angeles waterworks. Faye Dunaway and Jack Nicholson offer up some detective noir gold with this, minus a narration as the way the film is host you don’t need it. The audience discovers the clues as Gittes does and the film is that much better for it. Beautifully shot and rocking the 1937 feel, this doesn’t feel like a film made in the early 70s. The sound is fantastic and the film quality is superb. It’s got a fantastic script that really plays out masterfully and was worth every minute of the 2 hour plus runtime.
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