★ 8.1
1974
USA
130 min
Chinatown
“You forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.”
Directed by Roman Polanski
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder in 1930s Los Angeles.
Starring
Jack NicholsonFaye DunawayJohn HustonPerry LopezBurt YoungJohn HillermanDarrell ZwerlingRoman Polanski
Music — Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography — John A. Alonzo
Screenplay — Robert Towne
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Farewell, My Lovely
The book behind the film. Sometimes the real horror is in the margins.
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