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Title:

Chinatown [videorecording] a Paramount picture ; written by Robert Towne ; produced by Robert Evans ; directed by Roman Polanski.

Format:

[videorecording]

Publisher:

Paramount,

Copyright Date:

c1999

Description:

1 DVD disc (130 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Murder--Drama.
Incest--Drama.
DVD--Drama - Adult.
Water rights--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--Drama.
Film noir.
Feature films--United States.
Detective and mystery films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Drama.
Homicide--Drama.
Video recording--Classics.
Mystery films.
Closed caption video recordings.
Mysteries.
Features.
Detective films and programs.
Videodiscs.

Other Authors:

Towne, Robert. aus
Polanski, Roman. drt
Evans, Robert, 1930-
Nicholson, Jack. act
Dunaway, Faye. act
Ladd, Diane.
Huston, John, 1906-
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Paramount Home Video (Firm)

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. Includes theatrical trailer and retrospective interviews with Evans, Towne, and Polanski (13 min.) Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Jenson, Diane Ladd, Dick Bakalyan, John Huston.

Summary:

Private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California is hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair. Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in Chinatown.

Series:

Widescreen collection

ISBN:

9780792159582
0792159586

Locations:

SCPC074 -- Hudson Public Library (Hudson)