Chinatown (1974 film)

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Chinatown (1974 film) is a critically acclaimed neo-noir mystery directed by Roman Polanski, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, renowned for its complex plot, atmospheric style, and bleak portrayal of corruption in 1930s Los Angeles.

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academyAwardNominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Cinematography NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Director NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Sound NERFINISHED
academyAwardWon Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay NERFINISHED
academyAwardWonBy Robert Towne NERFINISHED
character Evelyn Mulwray NERFINISHED
Noah Cross NERFINISHED
cinematography John A. Alonzo NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Roman Polanski NERFINISHED
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
editedBy Sam O’Steen NERFINISHED
EvelynMulwrayPortrayedBy Faye Dunaway NERFINISHED
followsCharacterProfession private investigator
genre crime
mystery
neo-noir
mainCharacter J. J. Gittes NERFINISHED
musicBy Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED
narrativeTone bleak
NoahCrossPortrayedBy John Huston NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
plotElement family secrets
political corruption
water rights scandal
privateInvestigatorCharacter J. J. Gittes NERFINISHED
producer Robert Evans NERFINISHED
recognizedAs classic of American cinema
landmark of the neo-noir genre
releaseYear 1974
runtimeMinutes 130
setInFictionalizedVersionOf California water wars NERFINISHED
settingLocation Los Angeles NERFINISHED
settingTime 1930s
starring Faye Dunaway NERFINISHED
Jack Nicholson NERFINISHED
John Huston NERFINISHED
visualStyle atmospheric
writer Robert Towne NERFINISHED

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