Chinatown (1974)

Directed by Roman Polanski

Chinatown movie poster

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.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Language: en

Production

Cinematographer: John A. Alonzo · Composer: Jerry Goldsmith · Editor: Sam O'Steen · Production Design: Richard Sylbert

Production: Paramount Pictures

Budget: $6.0M

Script: Read the script on Script Slug

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