Chinatown (1974)
Ratings:
7.9 (TMDb)
Released:
1974-06-20
Runtime:
2h 10m
Genres:
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
Roman Polanski
Actors:
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, John Hillerman, Darrell Zwerling, Roman Polanski
Synopsis
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.