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Chinatown

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

1974 2 hours 10 minutes
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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.

Released

20th June 1974

50 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 10 minutes

Finishes at 1:09am

Budget

$6,000,000 ($33,828,000 today)

Revenue $30,000,000Profit

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Directed by

Roman Polanski

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Written by

Robert Towne

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Ratings and awards

Won 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 24 nominations total

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    8.1/10

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    98%

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    92%

  • TMDb Logo

    79%

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    79%

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    86%

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