Renowned for it's styalised performances, artful direction and riveting storytelling technique, 'Roman Polanski's' 'Chinatown' captures a bygone era of crime drama.
'Jack Nocholson' (in an Academy Award® nominated performance) is Jake Gittes, a wisecracking private eye who make "an honest living" off the murky moral climate of pre-war Los Angeles. Hired by a beautiful socialite ('Faye Dunaway') to investigate her husband's extramarital affair, Gittes unknowingly stumbles across a web of double-dealings and deceit. What at first appears to be an open-and-shut case unravels right under Gittes' nose to expose a maelstrom of political scandal, widespread corruption and dark family secrets that all come to light, one night in Chinatown.
Winner of the Academy Award® and BAFTA for best original screenplay*, this ground-breaking film also garnered 11 Academy Award® nominations in all (including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director). 'Chinatown' is a landmark achievement in the classic film noir tradition, cementing it's place as a conerstone in every movie afficinado's collection.
*Winner: Best Original Screenplay, 1974. Additional nominations: Best Picture; Best Directing; Best Actor; Best Actress; Best Cinematography; Best Original Dramatic Score; Best Art Direction/Set Decoration; Best Costume Design; Best Film Editing; Best Sound.
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