Edition |
Widescreen version. |
Description |
1 DVD (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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Dolby |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
Series |
Widescreen DVD collection
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Widescreen DVD collection.
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System Details |
DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1. |
Cast |
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston. |
Credits |
Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974. |
Audience |
Rated R. |
Note |
Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.) |
Summary |
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. |
Language |
In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French. |
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Closed-captioned. |
Genre/Form |
Film noir.
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Film noir.
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Subject |
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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Water rights -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Water rights. |
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California -- Los Angeles. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Murder -- Drama.
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Murder. |
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Incest -- Drama.
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Incest. |
Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Towne, Robert, screenwriter.
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Polanski, Roman, director.
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Evans, Robert, 1930-2019.
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Nicholson, Jack, actor.
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Dunaway, Faye, actor.
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Ladd, Diane.
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Huston, John, 1906-1987.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Paramount Home Video (Firm)
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Added Title |
Chinatown (Motion picture) https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98048019
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ISBN |
0792159586 |
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0792156447 |
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0792159578 |
Standard No. |
97361551678 |
Music No. |
15516 Paramount |
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