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

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   Jun 20, 1974 · Chinatown: Directed by Roman Polanski. With Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez. A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.

   • 8.1/10 (354K)
   • Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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

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5. www.bbc.com › culture › articleChinatown: The real-life California scandal that inspired the ...

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   Jun 21, 2024 · Chinatown begins with a quintessential film noir set-up. In 1930s Los Angeles, private detective JJ Gittes (Nicholson) is hired by a woman who goes by the name of Evelyn Mulwray to...

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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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   How does Chinatown start?

   • Chinatown begins with a quintessential film noir set-up. In 1930s Los Angeles, private detective JJ Gittes (Nicholson) is hired by a woman who goes by the name of Evelyn Mulwray to prove her husband's infidelity.

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   Is Chinatown a good movie?

   • 2012 - In the British Film Institute 's 2012 Sight & Sound polls of the greatest films ever made, Chinatown was 78th among critics and 91st among directors. 2015 - The film ranked 12th on BBC 's "100 Greatest American Films" list, voted on by film critics from around the world. [ 66 ] 1998 – AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – Ranked 19th

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   Is Chinatown still worth watching?

   • Chinatown hits 50 this year and this Jack Nicholson film noir has lost none of its potency. Featuring the legendary John Huston alongside Faye Dunaway, this Oscar winning story from Robert Towne is still essential viewing. The result was acrimony behind the scenes and genius on the screen in a masterpiece that repays any number of viewings.

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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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   Why was Chinatown important?

   • [ 72 ] Chinatown brought more public awareness to the land dealings and disputes over water rights, which arose while drawing Los Angeles' water supply from the Owens Valley in the 1910s. [ 73 ] List of American films of 1974

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7. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › great-movie-chinatownChinatown movie review & film summary (1974) | Roger Ebert

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   Feb 6, 2000 · 7 min read. Jack Nicholson as private eye Jake Gittes in Roman Polanski's "Chinatown" -- an epistemological mystery about seeing, the moral responsibilities of (mis-)interpreting what you see, and the inevitable tragic consequences of flawed vision. (JE)

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

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   In 1937 Los Angeles, private detective J.J. Gittes is hired by a woman to investigate whether her husband is having an affair. The husband, Hollis Mulwray, is the chief water engineer for the city of Los Angeles.

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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 complex and intricate plot.

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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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