Chinatown

Rated R • 130 minutes

In 1937, a Los Angeles private detective takes on a simple case and burrows into it until it leads to murder and public scandal. The winner of an Academy Award for Best Screenplay.

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Cast

Jack Nicholson

J.J. Gittes

John Huston

Noah Cross

Darrell Zwerling

Hollis Mulwray

Faye Dunaway

Evelyn Mulwray

Screenplay by

Robert Towne

Directed by

Roman Polanski

Genre

drama, suspense

Rating

R

Showtime Advisories

Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence, Brief Nudity

Released

1974

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