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Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
Jun 20, 1974 · Chinatown: Directed by Roman Polanski. With Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez. A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
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Feb 6, 2000 · “Are you alone?” the private eye is asked in Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown.” “Isn’t everybody?” he replies. That loneliness is central to a lot of noir heroes, who plunder other people’s secrets while running from their own.
When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case.
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- Roman Polanski
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- Jack Nicholson
6 days ago · Chinatown begins with a quintessential film noir set-up. In 1930s Los Angeles, private detective JJ Gittes (Nicholson) is hired by a woman who goes by the name of Evelyn Mulwray to...
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Chinatown. Private detective J.J. Gittes is hired to investigate and expose a common case of adultery. The investigation becomes increasingly more complicated as he becomes immersed in a world of lies, deceit, dishonesty, and murder. 4,238 IMDb 8.1 2 h 5 min 1974. X-Ray HDR UHD R. Drama · Suspense · Thoughtful · Mysterious.
