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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.

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.

19742h 10mRCrime, Mystery, Thriller

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About Chinatown

Directors
Roman Polanski
Cast
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, John Hillerman
Genres
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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