Chinatown

You get tough. You get tender. You get close to each other. Maybe you even get close to the truth.

• Crime
• Mystery
• Thriller

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.

Director

Roman Polanski

Released

20 June 1974

Studio

Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Robert Evans Productions

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