Chinatown
R · 1974 ‧ Thriller/Mystery ‧ 2h 11m
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. Jake's investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets...
Release date: June 20, 1974 (USA)
Director: Roman Polanski
Screenplay: Roman Polanski and Robert Towne
Sequel: The Two Jakes
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
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Chinatown: Directed by Roman Polanski. With Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez. A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in ...
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