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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chinatown_(1974_film)Chinatown (1974 film) - Wikipedia

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   A neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. It is inspired by the California water wars and features a complex plot of murder, corruption, and family secrets.

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3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0071315Chinatown (1974) - IMDb

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   Jun 20, 1974 · Jack Nicholson stars as a private detective who uncovers a web of corruption and murder in 1930s Los Angeles. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Oscar-winning film.

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   • Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

   • Director: Roman Polanski
   • Release Date: 1974-06-20

4. www.rogerebert.com › great-movie-chinatown-1974Chinatown movie review & film summary (1974) - Roger Ebert

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   Feb 6, 2000 · A classic noir film by Roman Polanski, starring Jack Nicholson as a private eye in 1930s Los Angeles. Ebert praises the screenplay, the cinematography, the performances and the themes of crime, corruption and fate.

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6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0071315Chinatown (1974) - Plot - IMDb

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   A private detective uncovers a web of deceit, corruption, and murder in 1930s Los Angeles while investigating a cheating-spouse case. The plot summary provides details of the characters, the case, the conspiracy, and the twists in this classic film noir.

7. www.bfi.org.uk › features › magnificent-74-chinatownThe magnificent ’74: Chinatown | Sight and Sound

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   Jun 20, 2024 · Roman Polanski's neo-noir classic reflects the drought, corruption and violence of his own era, as well as the fictional 1937 irrigation scandal that shaped LA's origin story. The film features a star-studded cast, a brilliant script and a bleak ending that echoes the director's personal trauma and the Manson murders.

8. www.bfi.org.uk › film › 991533a0-fad3-5d39-a5e2Chinatown (1974) - BFI

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   A classic thriller by Roman Polanski and Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson as a private eye in 1930s Los Angeles. The film explores the themes of corruption, power and water in a desert town, and features a memorable villain played by John Huston.

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   When did Chinatown come out?

   • But anyone who’s seen Roman Polanski’s masterpiece Chinatown, released on midsummer eve in 1974, the year that dry spell began, must have reverence for California’s water struggles.

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   Is Chinatown a neo-noir movie?

   • Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.

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   Is Chinatown a true story?

   • Chinatown: or how a real 1974 and a fictional 1937 created a timeless, troubling LA legend. “Some of us who live in arid parts of the world think about water with a reverence others might find excessive,” wrote Joan Didion in 1977, toward the end of what had been the driest recorded three-year period in California history.

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   How does 'Chinatown' end?

   • Like most noir stories, “Chinatown” ends in a flurry of revelation. All is explained, relationships are redefined, and justice is done — or not. Towne writes of “my eventual conflict with Roman and enduring disappointment over the literal and ghoulishly bleak climax” of the movie.

   Chinatown movie review & film summary (1974) - Roger Ebert

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   Did Nicholson make Chinatown a good movie?

   • Roger Ebert added it to his "Great Movies" list, saying that Nicholson's performance was "key in keeping Chinatown from becoming just a genre crime picture", along with Towne's screenplay, concluding that the film "seems to settle easily beside the original noirs". [ 50 ]

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   What happened after 'Chinatown'?

   • After “Chinatown” came charges of sex with an under-age girl, and exile in Europe. “Chinatown” shows he might have developed into a major Hollywood player, instead of scurrying to finance bizarre projects such as “Pirates” (1986). For Nicholson, the role had enormous importance.

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10. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › chinatownChinatown - Rotten Tomatoes

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    When Los Angeles private eye J.J. Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case.

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    • Category: Crime, Drama

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