Chinatown (1974)2h10
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Director Roman Polanski (7.0 avg)
Also directed The Pianist, Rosemary's Baby, The Ninth Gate, and 35 more
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.
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Cast
Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
John Huston
Perry Lopez
Burt Young
John Hillerman
Darrell Zwerling
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