A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
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 BE: 16 BR: 12 DE: 16 DK: 15 ES: 16 FI: K-16 FR: 12 GB: 15 GR: 16 HU: 18 IE: 15 LT: N-16 MX: C NL: 16 PL: 16 PT: M/16 RO: AP SE: 15 US: R
Runtime: 130
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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2001 #16 |
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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:
Lee C. Harmon
Hank Edds
Music Editor:
John C. Hammell
Original Music Composer:
Jerry Goldsmith
Producer:
Robert Evans
Production Design:
Richard Sylbert
Property Master:
Bill MacSems
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
Writer:
Robert Towne
Roman Polanski
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