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Chinatown (1974)  link to Chinatown on IMDb  

Number: 317

poster Chinatown

IMDb Rating:
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8.2/10 (238785 votes)

Country: USA, 130 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Spanish, Cantonese

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Director(s): Bart Layton

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
JJ 'Jake' Gittes is a private detective who seems to specialize in matrimonial cases. He is hired by Evelyn Mulwray when she suspects her husband Hollis, builder of the city's water supply system, of having an affair. Gittes does what he does best and photographs him with a young girl but in the ensuing scandal, it seems he was hired by an impersonator and not the real Mrs. Mulwray. When Mr. Mulwray is found dead, Jake is plunged into a complex web of deceit involving murder, incest, and municipal corruption all related to the city's water supply.

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Cast:

photo Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson J.J. Gittes
photo Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Evelyn Mulwray
photo Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Noah Cross
photo Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Escobar
photo Faye Dunaway Faye Dunaway Yelburton

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: F:\Films\Chinatown\Chinatown.mkv

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1