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Chinatown [videorecording] / a Paramount picture ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 15516 | ParamountLanguage: English, French Original language: English Series: Widescreen DVD collectionPublication details: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c1999.Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 0792156447
  • 9780792156444
  • 0792159578
  • 9780792159575
Uniform titles:
  • Chinatown (Motion picture)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.43/72 22
LOC classification:
  • CM DVD 00279
Production credits:
  • Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; production design, Richard Sylbert; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Awards:
  • Academy Award: Best Screenplay
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston.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.
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DVD DVD Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección Multimedia (Humanidades 4to. Piso) CM DVD 00279 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000039665

DVD; stereo, Dolby digital, NTSC Region 1.

In English (5.1 surround), restored English mono, or French.

Closed-captioned.

Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston.

Director of photography, John A. Alonzo; production design, Richard Sylbert; film editor, Sam O'Steen; music, Jerry Goldsmith.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.

Rated R.

Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.).

Academy Award: Best Screenplay

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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