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 political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.
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| Subject |
| Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Drama. Los Angeles (Calif.) > History > Drama. Water rights > California > Los Angeles > Drama. Murder > Drama. Incest > Drama. Gangsters > Drama. |
| Genre |
| Feature films. Film noir. Detective and mystery films. Fiction films. Crime films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. |
- Physical Description 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition Special collector's edition.
- Publisher Hollywood, California : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2017]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from disc surface. Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. Special features: Chinatown: the beginning and the end; Chinatown: Filming; Chinatown: the legacy; Theatrical trailer. Special features taken from DVD menu screen and may differ from container packaging. GMD: videodisc. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; production design, Richard Sylbert; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: R. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation (enhanced for 16:9 TVs); Dolby Digital 5.1, mono Dolby Digital. |
| Language Note: | In English (Dolby Digital 5.1 or restored mono Dolby Digital), French (mono Dolby Digital), Spanish (mono Dolby Digital), or Portuguese (mono Dolby Digital); English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Awards Note: | Academy Awards, 1974: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) (Robert Towne). 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). |
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Chinatown
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"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Intended as comfort to private eye J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson), whose investigation of drought-ridden, 1930s-era Los Angeles water-use corruption ends tragically, the film's oft-quoted final line wearily acknowledges the futility of honorable motives. Nominated for 11 Oscars, Polanski's pessimistic 1974 film noir still remains the benchmark for the genre. In a much lighter vein, Hitchcock's Thief (1955) offers a mischievous mix of mystery, humor, and romance, starring Cary Grant as a former cat burglar suspected of returning to his old ways. Grace Kelly provides the love interest in this tantalizing concoction set on the French Riviera. VERDICT Stunning in their newly remastered high-definition presentations, these Paramount classics are de rigueur for core Blu-ray collections.-Jeff T. Dick, Davenport, IA (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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