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Chinatown was released in the United States on June 20, 1974, to acclaim from critics. At the 47th Academy Awards, it was nominated for 11 Oscars, with Towne winning Best Original Screenplay. The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay.
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 prove her...
- Adam Scovell
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.
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- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Roman Polanski
- 1974-06-20
Sep 26, 2020 · The 1974 Jack Nicholson vehicle Chinatown is one of the great sun-bleached neo-noirs, but did you ever wonder what inspired the seventies classic? Roman Polanski's bleak, brutal Chinatown is infamous for its grim, hopeless coda.
- Senior Staff Writer
Jun 20, 2024 · Now on its 50th anniversary, let’s look back at the awards run of “Chinatown” – written by Robert Towne and directed by Roman Polanski – which was released on June 20, 1974. The...
- Christopher Tsang
Feb 6, 2000 · For Polanski, born in 1933 in Paris, reared in Poland, “Chinatown” was intended as a fresh start in Hollywood. After several brilliant thrillers made in Europe in the early 1960s (“Knife in the Water,” “Repulsion”), he came to California and had an enormous success (“Rosemary’s Baby,” 1968).
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Jul 18, 2021 · Chinatown is a 1974 neo-noir film that was written by Robert Towne, directed by Roman Polanski, and starred Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. The film follows the story of a private investigator who becomes embroiled in a far-reaching conspiracy.
