Chinatown

Name: Chinatown
Director: Roman Polanski
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1974
Duration: 130 min
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Burt Young

152h 10m1974Trailer

About this film

15Contains strong violenceFull BBFC info

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.

Jack NicholsonJ.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye DunawayEvelyn Cross Mulwray
John HustonNoah Cross
Perry LopezLieutenant Lou Escobar
Burt YoungCurly
John HillermanRuss Yelburton

Director: Roman Polanski
Writer: Robert Towne, Roman Polanski
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Later dates

Highland CinemaFort Williamfrom Mon 7 Dec

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