Edition |
Widescreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. |
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Special features include: Theatrical trailer; retrospective interviews with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne. |
Credits |
Art director, W. Stewart Cambell ; set designers, Gabe Resh, Robert Resh ; special effects, Logan Frazee ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; costume designer, Anthea Sylbert ; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
Cast |
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston. |
Summary |
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. |
Audience |
Rated R. |
System Details |
DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1; widescreen version enhanced for 16:9 TVs. |
Language |
In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French; closed-captioned. |
Awards |
Academy Award: Best Screenplay |
Subject |
DVD-Video discs.
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Water rights -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Incest -- Drama.
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Gangs -- Drama.
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Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Videodiscs.
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Film noir.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Features.
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Mysteries.
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Detective films and programs.
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Added Author |
Evans, Robert, 1930-2019.
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Polanski, Roman.
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Alonzo, John A., 1934-2001.
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Towne, Robert.
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Nicholson, Jack, 1937-
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Dunaway, Faye.
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Hillerman, John, 1932-2017.
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Lopez, Perry, 1929-2008.
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Young, Burt, 1940-
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Glover, Bruce, 1932-
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Mantell, Joe, 1915-2010.
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Jenson, Roy, 1935-
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Ladd, Diane.
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Bakalyan, Richard, 1931-2015.
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Huston, John, 1906-1987.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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ISBN |
0792159578 |
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9780792159575 |
Standard No. |
097361551647 |
Music No. |
15516 Paramount |
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