Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.

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.

Feb 6, 2000 · His performance is key in keeping “Chinatown” from becoming just a genre crime picture — that, and a Robert Towne screenplay that evokes an older Los Angeles, a small city in a large desert. The crimes in “Chinatown” include incest and murder, but the biggest crime is against the city’s own future, by men who see that to control the ...

A private detective hired to expose an adulterer in 1930s Los Angeles finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder. In 1937 Los Angeles, private investigator Jake 'J.J.' Gittes specializes in cheating-spouse cases.

Chinatown will be available to watch on MGM+ Amazon Channel from February 1, 2025. Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California.

Roman Polanski ’s “Chinatown” is not only a great entertainment, but something more, something I would have thought almost impossible: It’s a 1940s private-eye movie that doesn’t depend on nostalgia or camp for its effect, but works because of the enduring strength of the genre itself.

Chinatown is a 1974 American movie directed by Roman Polanski, written by Robert Towne, and starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman and John Huston. The movie is based on a true story about arguments that people had over the water politics in 1937 Los Angeles .

Made in 1974, Chinatown is a story of pervasive corruption and sexual malfeasance in Los Angeles which continued Polanski's essentially cynical approach, established in films like Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Repulsion (1965).

Jul 11, 2024 · Set in Los Angeles during the 1930s, “Chinatown” follows private detective J.J. “Jake” Gittes (Jack Nicholson) as he investigates a case of alleged infidelity. The case takes a dark turn when he uncovers a complex conspiracy …