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Seen on: 01/11/2011

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Chinatown (1974)

Directed by Roman Polański

Mystery

Most recently watched by sensoria

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.

Rated R | Length 130 minutes

Actors

Jack Nicholson | Roman Polanski | Burt Young | George Justin | Faye Dunaway | Diane Ladd | John Huston | C.O. Erickson | Bruce Glover | Jesse Vint | Perry Lopez | John Hillerman | Darrell Zwerling | Roy Jenson | Richard Bakalyan | Roy Roberts | James Hong | Rance Howard | Noble Willingham | Joe Mantell | Denny Arnold | James O'Rear | Lee de Broux | Cecil Elliott | John Holland | Bob Golden | Fritzi Burr | Beulah Quo | Paul Jenkins | Jim Burk | Jerry Fujikawa | Charles Knapp | Claudio Martinez | Allan Warnick | Nandu Hinds | Belinda Palmer | Elliott Montgomery | Federico Roberto | Elizabeth Harding | John Rogers | Richard Warren | Cosmo Sardo

Viewing Notes

Revisited this classic via my iPad while traveling across Illinois by train on a snowy day. Still blown away by this movie, especially the small cameo by Polanski himself. Huston is a subtle powerhouse in his role as well. It was fun seeing Dunaway and Nicholson at the top of their games.

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