Chinatown (1974) [R]

Release Date:
June 20, 1974

Original Title:
Chinatown

Alternate Titles:
차이나타운

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Production Companies:
Long Road Productions
Paramount Pictures
Robert Evans Company

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 12  DE: 16  ES: 16  FR: 12  GB: 15  GR: 16  HU: 18  IE: 15  LT: N-16  NL: 16  PL: 16  PT: M/16  RO: AP  US: R 

Runtime: 130

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. 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.

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American Film Institute (AFI)

1998
#19
100 Years: 100 MOVIES
100 Greatest American Movies Of All Time
2001
#16
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2003
#16
100 Years: 100 HEROES & VILLAINS
50 Greatest Villains
“Noah Cross”
2005
#74
100 Years: 100 MOVIE QUOTES
100 Greatest Movie Quotes Of All Time
“Forget it, Jake, it's Chinatown.”
2005
#9
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2007
#21
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2008
#2
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British Film Institute (BFI)

2012
#78
Critics' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time
2012
#91
Directors' Top 100 Poll
Greatest Films of All Time

Art Direction:
W. Stewart Campbell

Assistant Director:
Hawk Koch

Assistant Editor:
Florence Williamson

Associate Producer:
C.O. Erickson

Boom Operator:
Clint Althouse

Camera Operator:
Hugh K. Gagnier

Casting:
Mike Fenton
Jane Feinberg

Costume Design:
Anthea Sylbert

Director:
Roman Polanski

Director of Photography:
John A. Alonzo

Editor:
Sam O'Steen

Gaffer:
Earl Gilbert

Hairstylist:
Susan Germaine
Vivienne Walker

Key Grip:
Bernie Schwartz

Makeup Artist:
Hank Edds
Lee C. Harmon

Music Editor:
John C. Hammell

Original Music Composer:
Jerry Goldsmith

Producer:
Robert Evans

Production Design:
Richard Sylbert

Property Master:
Bill MacSems

Screenplay:
Robert Towne

Script Supervisor:
May Wale Brown

Second Assistant Director:
Michele Ader

Set Decoration:
Ruby R. Levitt

Sound Editor:
Bob Cornett

Sound Mixer:
Larry Jost

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Charles Grenzbach

Special Effects:
Logan Frazee

Stunt Coordinator:
Hal Needham

Title Designer:
Wayne Fitzgerald

Unit Production Manager:
C.O. Erickson

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Richard Bruno
Jean Merrick

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