1974 · Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Chinatown
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.
- 7.9/10 · 4,410 votes
- 2h 10m
- June 20, 1974
- English
Directed by Roman Polanski
About Chinatown
Chinatown is a 1974 crime, mystery, and thriller film directed by Roman Polanski. It runs 2h 10m. It was released on June 20, 1974.
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.
The original language is English. Spoken languages include Spanish, Cantonese, and English. Production countries include United States of America.
The average rating is 7.9 out of 10, based on 4,410 TMDB votes.
Chinatown Details
- Title
- Chinatown
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rating
- 7.9/10 from 4,410 votes
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- Spanish, Cantonese, and English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Writers
- Robert Towne, Roman Polanski
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $30,000,000
- Keywords
- dying and death, sea, pedophilia, rape, mistake in person, river, chinatown, barrage, femme fatale, conspiracy, whodunit, los angeles, california
Chinatown Release Date
Chinatown was released on June 20, 1974. More 1974 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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Chinatown Cast
Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray
John HustonNoah Cross
Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt YoungCurly
John HillermanRuss Yelburton
Darrell ZwerlingHollis I. Mulwray
Roman PolanskiMan with Knife
Diane LaddIda Sessions
Richard BakalyanDetective Loach
Joe MantellLawrence Walsh
Roy JensonClaude Mulvihill
James HongEvelyn's Butler
Bruce GloverDuffy
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