A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 22 wins & 25 nominations total
Richard Bakalyan
- Loach
- (as Dick Bakalyan)
James O'Rear
- Lawyer
- (as James O'Reare)
- Director
- Writers
- Robert Towne
- Roman Polanski(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaAt the time of filming, Jack Nicholson had just embarked on his longstanding relationship with Anjelica Huston. This made his scenes with her father, John Huston, rather uncomfortable, especially as the only time Anjelica was on set was the day they were filming the scene where Noah Cross interrogates Nicholson's character with "Mr. Gittes...do you sleep with my daughter?"
- GoofsWhen Gittes awakes and sits up on the ranch house porch after being being knocked unconscious in the Trident Ranch orange grove location, one can clearly see a circa-1974 refrigerator through the window behind him.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens with the 1940's Paramount logo.
- Alternate versionsTV versions omit the "screwing like a chinaman" joke told by Jake.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Two Jakes (1990)
- SoundtracksI Can't Get Started
Ira Gershwin and Vernon Duke
As Recorded by Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra
(Courtesy of RCA Records)
Featured review
Very impressive
So I finally watched one of the most iconic films ever made. The mystery and suspense in Chinatown is fully-blown as a neo-noir film. It perfectly captures the time period in which it takes place, and its central story is very well-written. The performances are fantastic, the highlight being Faye Dunaway, whose only other performance I have seen is Network and she plays both characters with such precise distinction and force. The cinematography, art direction, and music give it the right mood as well, and the ending is quite brilliant, in fact, perfect. Overall, I don't know if I would say I loved it, but this is a film I can see revisiting in the future no doubt about it.
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- Red_Identity
- Oct 31, 2011
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kitajska četrt
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $29,200,000
- Gross worldwide
- $29,226,502
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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