Chinatown [videorecording] / a Paramount picture ; a Robert Evans production of a Roman Polanski film ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski.
Contributor(s): Evans, Robert
| Polanski, Roman [drt] | Alonzo, John A | Towne, Robert [aus] | Nicholson, Jack [act] | Dunaway, Faye [act] | Hillerman, John | Lopez, Perry | Young, Burt | Glover, Bruce | Mantell, Joe | Jenson, Roy | Ladd, Diane | Bakalyan, Richard | Huston, John | Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Series: Widescreen DVD collection: Publisher: Hollywood, CA : Paramount, c2006Edition: Widescreen.Description: 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 0792159578; 9780792159575.Uniform titles: Chinatown (Motion picture) Subject(s): Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama | Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Drama | Water rights -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama | Murder -- Drama | Incest -- Drama | Gangsters -- Drama | Films for the hearing impairedGenre/Form: Videodiscs. | Film noir. | Feature films. | Detective and mystery films. | Features. | Mysteries. | Detective films and programs.| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
Art director, W. Stewart Cambell ; set designers, Gabe Resh, Robert Resh ; special effects, Logan Frazee ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Sam O'Steen ; costume designer, Anthea Sylbert ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1974.
Rated R.
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.
Special features include: Theatrical trailer; retrospective interviews with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne.
Academy Award: Best Screenplay
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