Chinatown
Academy Award × 1·AFI #21·National Film Registry
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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.
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorRoman Polanski
StarringJack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman
ComposerJerry Goldsmith
Chinatown
Academy Award × 1·AFI #21·National Film Registry
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.
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Cast & Crew
DirectorRoman Polanski
StarringJack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman
ComposerJerry Goldsmith
Rent/Purchase