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Chinatown Blu-ray

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  • Additional Details
  • Format: Blu-Ray
  • Rating: R
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Run Time: 131 Minutes
  • Region: A Region?
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
  • Studio: Paramount
  • Blu-Ray Release Date: April 3, 2012
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
  • Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
    ENGLISH: Dolby TrueHD Mono
    SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
    FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
    PORTUGUESE: Dolby Digital Mono
  • Director: Roman Polanski
  • Cast: Jack Nicholson , Faye Dunaway , John Huston , Perry Lopez , John Hillerman , Darrell Zwerling , Diane Ladd , Roy Jenson , Roman Polanski , Dick Bakalyan , Joe Mantell , Bruce Glover , Nandu Hinds , James O'Reare , James Hong , Beulah Quo , Jerry Fujikawa , Belinda Palmer , Roy Roberts , Noble Willingham
  • Genre: Drama
  • Color: Color
  • Includes:
    Commentary By Screenwriter Robert Towne with David Fincher
    Water and Power: The Aqueduct - The Aftermath - The River and Beyond
    Chinatown: An Appreciation
    Chinatown: The Beginning and End
    Chinatown: Filming
    Chinatown: The Legacy
    Theatrical Trailer
  • Release Date: 1974
Landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) 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 for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown. Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award®-winning script by Robert Towne, Chinatown captures a lost era in a masterfully woven movie that remains a timeless gem.

Expert Review:
One of the best films of its decade, 1974’s “Chinatown” revived the noir genre. The movie, set in 1930s Los Angeles, exudes cool menace, thanks to Roman Polanski’s directorial flair. Jack Nicholson is spectacular as private eye Jake Gittes. Secrecy and sex, profit and power – specifically control of LA’s water supply – are the pieces of a potentially deadly puzzle that lands in his lap. Faye Dunaway and John Huston give riveting performances. Robert Towne provides razor-sharp writing. By Jacqueline Fitzgerald of Film Noir Blonde

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