Chinatown 1974

Name: Chinatown
Released: 1974-06-20
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, John Hillerman

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Roman Polanski
Written by:	Roman Polanski & Robert Towne
Release date:	1974-06-20
Runtime:	130 minutes
Critics score:	98 / 100
Tagline:	You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
Related titles:	The Two Jakes 1990