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Dominican Rep. Chinatown
- Original title
- Chinatown
- Year
- 1974
- Running time
- 131 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
John Huston
Perry Lopez
Burt Young
John Hillerman
Darrel Zwerling
Roman Polanski
Diane Ladd
Richard Bakalyan
Joe Mantell- Roy Jenson
James Hong- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
Robert Evans Company. Distributor: Paramount Pictures- Genre
- Film noir. Mystery. Drama | Neo-noir. Crime. 1930s
- Synopsis
- It is set during a heat wave in 1930s Los Angeles, whose residents are suffering from a water shortage as a result of an ongoing drought. Private investigator Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) runs a detective agency specializing in matrimonial strife and infidelity. When a client posing as the wife of the L.A. water commissioner hires him to spy on her husband, who is rumored to be having an affair with a younger woman, Jake uncovers a plot against the commissioner--but this is only the tip of the iceberg.
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- Awards
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1974: Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay. 11 Nominations1974: 4 Golden Globes, including Best Movie - Drama. 7 nominations1974: BAFTA Awards: Best Director, Actor (Nicholson) & Screenplay. 11 Nominations1974: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Nicholson). 2 Nominations1974: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1974: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Original Drama Screenplay
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