Chinatown DVD

Widescreen; Anniversary Edition

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Chinatown film Product Information

Category	Dramas DVDs, Thriller Movies, Mystery Videos, Classic, Recommended, Essential Cinema, Detective, Scams And Cons, Tragedy, Deception, Character Study, Film Noir, Disturbing, Corruption, AFI Top 100 Thrills, AFI Top 100, AFI Top 100 (1997), Classic Fight Scenes, Blackmail, AFI Top 100 Movie Quotes, Nostalgic, AFI Top 50 Villains, Vanity Fair 50 Greatest Films Of All Time

Starring	Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, Noble Willingham, John Huston, Burt Young, Darrell Zwerling, John Hillerman, Diane Ladd, James Hong, Richard Bakalyan, Rance Howard, Roy Jenson, Beulah Quo, Bruce Glover, Joe Mantell, Roy Roberts, Jerry Fujikawa, Perry Lopez
Director	Roman Polanski
Cameo	Roman Polanski
Composer	Jerry Goldsmith
Costume Designer	Anthea Sylbert
Director of Photography	John A. Alonzo
Editor	Sam O'Steen List all 27 stars

Chinatown review Product Description

Chinatown movie was released Nov 23, 1999 by the Paramount Home Entertainment studio. Closed Captioned; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Academy Awards; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re

Many films from the 1970s allow even the most gripping narratives to flow with the consequences of real life. CHINATOWN is a classic film whose intrigues and adventures culminate in life-changing moments for its protagonist, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson).

Director Roman Polanski's classic neo-noir detective story is set during a heat wave in 1930s Los Angeles, where residents suffer from a water shortage due to an ongoing drought Chinatown movie. ...See Full Description

Chinatown movie Customer Reviews

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One of Nicholson's Best
Jack Nicholson does a terrific job again.
By Blake (Brandon,MS)

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A Brilliant Screenplay and Movie.
Chinatown video Reguardless of who was to star in this film it would have been a hit. The mysteries are deep and it takes a few viewings to commit all the details to memory.
By Vince (Tampa)

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As perfect as a film can get. I wouldn't change a frame.
Roman Polanski's "Chinatown" (1974) integrates moral despair with classic, and bankable, Hollywood elements--an atmospheric setting, a likable hero, a lady in distress, romance, suspense, and direct narrative and cinematic allusions to the Raymond Chandler crime movies of the forties.
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Chinatown video Product Details

CD Universe Part number	1138400
Studio	Paramount Home Entertainment
Orig Year	1974
DVD Encoding	Region 1
Catalog number	155164
Discs	1
Release Date	Nov 23, 1999
Rating	R (MPAA)
Running Time	131 Minutes
Additional Info	Widescreen; Anniversary Edition
Movie Details	Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; Collector's Edition; Widescreen; Anniversary Edition; 25th Anniversary - Sensormatic

Chinatown DVD Features

DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case - Sensormatic Single Side - Dual Layer Collectors Edition Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Letterbox - 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Production Interviews: Roman Polanski - Director, Robert Evans - Producer, Robert Towne - Writer Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Selection

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Chinatown Awards

Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1974 - Robert Towne