Chinatown
Roman Polanski / US, 1974 / 131 min.
Private eye J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) uncovers a scandal in 1930s Los Angeles that implicates the city’s political elite; Polanski's homage to the film noir leads the viewer astray through a nightmarish labyrinth.
1930’s Los Angeles. Private eye J.J. Gittes – commissioned to find femme fatale Faye Dunaway’s missing daughter – ends up on the trail of illegal land expropriations and artificially created drought involving the highest circles.
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Director
Roman Polanski
Production year
1974
Country
US
Original title
Chinatown
Length
131 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
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