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Chinatown (1974)

Chinatown (1974)

Drama Crime Thriller Mystery

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

Release Date: 1974, June 20
Directors: Roman Polanski
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions
Cast: James Hong, Jack Nicholson, Charles Knapp, Burt Young, Darrell Zwerling, Rance Howard, Charles Fogel, Cosmo Sardo, Lee de Broux, Bruce Glover, Richard Bakalyan, Paul Jenkins

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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