Chinatown /
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 poli...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English French German Italian Spanish |
| Language Notes: | In English or dubbed in Spanish, French, Italian, or German ; closed-captioned in English |
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[Hollywood, CA] :
[Paramount],
[1999]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 130 min.)) : sound, color |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, Best Writing - Original Screenplay (Robert Towne), 1975 Golden Globe Awards, 1975, Best Motion Picture - Drama (Robert Evans), Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Jack Nicholson), Best Director - Motion Picture (Roman Polanski), Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Robert Towne). National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry, 1991 |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; production design, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; music, Jerry Goldsmith |