You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.
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.
Chinatown (1974) is a crime, mystery and thriller film directed by Roman Polanski, released on June 20, 1974 with a runtime of 2h 10m. It stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston and Perry Lopez. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 4,386 ratings.
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Jack Nicholson
as J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
as Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
as Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
as Lieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt Young
as Curly
John Hillerman
as Russ Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling
as Hollis I. Mulwray
Roman Polanski
as Man with Knife
Diane Ladd
as Ida Sessions
Richard Bakalyan
as Detective Loach
Joe Mantell
as Lawrence Walsh
Roy Jenson
as Claude Mulvihill
Directed by Roman Polanski, written by Robert Towne and Roman Polanski, produced by Robert Evans.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 4,386 ratings.
He nose you know! Chinatown is directed by Roman Polanski and written by Robert Towne. It stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez and John Hillerman. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by John A. Alonzo. Private investigator J.J. Gittes (Nicholson) is working on an adultery case but quickly finds himself embroiled in murder and corruption. The gathering of Polanski, Towne, Nicholson…
Reviewed on September 24, 2015
**Great.** I can't say much about Roman Polanski because I feel I've seen too little of his work to make a more global analysis: I have only seen _The Ninth Gate_, _The Pianist_ and, now, this film. It's not much… but the truth is that they are three films that I really liked, and about which I have a very good opinion. This film is very good, fitting into a style that we can call “neo-noir”, insofar as its visual…
Reviewed on July 29, 2022
I think this might be my favourite role from Faye Dunaway. She is "Evelyn", a woman who suspects that her husband "Hollis" (Darrell Zwerling) is playing away from home. She engages the services of the cynical PI "Gittes" (Jack Nicholson) and pretty soon people are dead and he is embroiled in an internecine story of adultery, corruption and manipulation that proves pretty perilous for a detective who is working with…
Reviewed on September 9, 2022
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Chinatown (1974) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Chinatown (1974) includes Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez and Burt Young. The film was directed by Roman Polanski. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Chinatown was released on June 20, 1974 and runs for 2h 10m.
Chinatown (1974) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 4,386 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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