Chinatown
Movie · 1974 · 130 min
- Synopsis
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.
- Synopsis
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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Details
- Original title
- Chinatown
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Age rating
- R
- Themes
- Child abuse, Conspiracy, Investigation, Sea, Sexual violence
- Director
- Roman Polanski