Chinatown
DVD - 2017
Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California, is 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 for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
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- Subjects
- Genres
- Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired - Published
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Hollywood, CA :
Paramount
2017, c1999.
- Language
- English
unknown - Other Authors
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- Edition
- Widescreen ed
- Item Description
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Includes interactive menus, scene selection, theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.) - Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
- Format
- Stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1.
- Audience
- MPAA rated R.
- Awards
- Academy Awards, 1974: Best Original Screenplay.
- Production Credits
- Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith.