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Chinatown

1974-06-20 | Crime / Drama
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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.
Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway

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Film Awards

20 wins 43 nominations
out of 7,166 movie awards

  • Academy Awards, USA

    Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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  • Golden Globes, USA

    Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

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  • Golden Globes, USA

    Best Director - Motion Picture

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Jack Nicholson J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
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Faye Dunaway Evelyn Cross Mulwray
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John Huston Noah Cross
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Perry Lopez Lieutenant Lou Escobar
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John Hillerman Russ Yelburton
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Diane Ladd Ida Sessions
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Roman Polanski Man with Knife
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Roy Jenson Claude Mulvihill

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Chinatown FAQ

The certification of Chinatown is R.
The release date of Chinatown is June 20, 1974.
Watch the official trailer of Chinatown
The full version of Chinatown is provided by Amazon Video , YouTube , Google Play Movies , Apple iTunes , Hoopla , Vudu , Showtime , Kanopy , Microsoft Store , Redbox , DIRECTV , fuboTV , AMC on Demand
The director of Chinatown is Roman Polanski.
The production budget of Chinatown was 6,000,000 USD.
The sequels of Chinatown are Chinatown, The Two Jakes.
On December 07, 2021, the IMDB rating of Chinatown is 8.2/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 99/100, Metacritic rating is 92/100, TMDB rating is 7.0/10.
On December 07, 2021, there were 5317 public reaction to Chinatown including depressing ending, neo-noir, whodunit, noir atmosphere, noirish.
The casts of Chinatown are Jack Nicholson starring as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes, Faye Dunaway starring as Evelyn Cross Mulwray, John Huston starring as Noah Cross, Perry Lopez starring as Lieutenant Lou Escobar, John Hillerman starring as Russ Yelburton, Diane Ladd starring as Ida Sessions.
The revenue of Chinatown was 30,000,000 USD.
Chinatown won 1975 Academy Awards, USA, 1975 Golden Globes, USA, 1975 BAFTA Awards, 2001 Online Film & Television Association, 2000 PGA Awards, 1991 National Film Preservation Board, USA, 1975 Bodil Awards, 1975 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, 1975 Fotogramas de Plata, 1975 National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA and 4 others.
The runtime of Chinatown is 130 minutes.
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..