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

Dunaway, Faye, (actor.). Evans, Robert (film producer.). Goldsmith, Jerry. (composer (expression)). Hillerman, John. (actor.). Huston, John, 1906-1987 (actor.). Lopez, Perry, 1929-2008 (actor.). Nicholson, Jack. (actor.). Polanski, Roman, (film director.). Towne, Robert. (screenwriter.). Young, Burt. (actor.). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company.). Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, John Huston. (Cast).

Summary:

A private detective, Jake Gittes, hired to investigate an adultery case, stumbles on the plot of a murder involving incest and the privatization of water through state and municipal corruption, land use and real estate. If he doesn't drop the case at once he faces threats of legal action, but he pursues it anyway, slowly uncovering a vast conspiracy.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Disc one"--Disc surface.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974.
Special feature: optional commentary by Robert Towne with David Fincher.
Wide screen.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Film editor, Sam O'Steen ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, John Huston.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1, mono.
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French, dubbed Portuguese, or dubbed Spanish, with optional English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Academy Award, 1974: Best Original Screenplay (Towne).
Golden Globe, 1975: Best Motion Picture - Drama.

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