Chinatown

1974, Movie, R, 131 mins

Year: 1974
Rated R
Parental Rating: Objectionable for children
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 131
Format: Color
Genre(s): Mystery
Production Co(s).: Freedom Service Company; Long Road Pictures; Paramount; Penthouse
Released By: Paramount

Award(s)
Academy Award Winner: Best Original Screenplay - Robert Towne
Academy Award Nominee: Best Picture
Academy Award Nominee: Best Actor - Jack Nicholson
Academy Award Nominee: Best Actress - Faye Dunaway
Academy Award Nominee: Best Director - Roman Polanski
Academy Award Nominee: Best Sound - Bud Grenzbach, Lawrence Jost
Academy Award Nominee: Best Art Direction - Set Decoration
Academy Award Nominee: Best Cinematography - John A. Alonzo
Academy Award Nominee: Best Costume Design - Anthea Sylbert
Academy Award Nominee: Best Film Editing - Sam O'Steen
Academy Award Nominee: Best Original Dramatic Score - Jerry Goldsmith

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Cast
Jack Nicholson: J.J. Gittes
Faye Dunaway: Evelyn Mulwray
John Huston: Noah Cross
Perry Lopez: Escobar
John Hillerman: Yelburton
Darrell Zwerling: Hollis Mulwray
Diane Ladd: Ida Sessions
Roy Jenson: Mulvihill
Roman Polanski: Man with Knife
Richard Bakalyan: Loach
Joe Mantell: Walsh
Bruce Glover: Duffy
Nandu Hinds: Sophie
James O'Rear: Lawyer
James Hong: Evelyn's Butler
Beulah Quo: Maid
Jerry Fujikawa: Gardener
Belinda Palmer: Katherine
Roy Roberts: Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham: Councilman
Elliott Montgomery: Councilman
Rance Howard: Irate Farmer
George Justin: Barber
Doc Erickson: Customer
Fritzi Burr: Mulwray's Secretary
Charles Knapp: Mortician
Claudio Martinez: Boy on Horseback
Frederico Roberto: Cross's Butler
Allan Warnick: Clerk
Burt Young: Curly
Elizabeth Harding: Curly's Wife
John Rogers: Mr. Palmer
Cecil Elliott: Emma Dill
Paul Jenkins: Policeman
Lee de Broux: Policeman
Bob Golden: Policeman
John Holland: Farmers in the Valley
Jesse Vint: Farmers in the Valley
Jim Burke: Farmers in the Valley
Denny Arnold: Farmers in the Valley

Credits
Roman Polanski: Director
Robert Towne: Writer
Robert Evans: Producer
C.O. Erickson: Assoc. Producer
John A. Alonzo: Cinematographer - Panavision, Technicolor
Sam O'Steen: Editor
Jerry Goldsmith: Musical Composer
Richard Sylbert: Production Designer
Stewart Campbell: Art Director
Gabe Resh: Set Decorator
Robert Resh: Set Decorator
Anthea Sylbert: Costumes
Jane Feinberg: Casting
Mike Fenton: Casting
Logan Frazee: Special Effects
Charles Bud Grenzbach: Sound - mixer
Larry Jost: Sound - mixer
Hank Edds: Make Up
Lee Harman: Make Up
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