- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Release: 1974-06-20
- Director: Roman Polanski
- Writers: Robert Towne
- Language: English | Cantonese | Spanish
- Stars: Jack Nicholson , Faye Dunaway , John Huston , Perry Lopez , John Hillerman , Darrell Zwerling , Diane Ladd , Roy Jenson , Roman Polanski , Richard Bakalyan
- Runtime: 130 min
- Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 24 nominations total
- AKA: Chinatown (Brazil) , Kineska četvrt , Chinatown (Italy) , 唐人街 (Taiwan) , Kineska četvrt (Croatia) , Barrio Chino (Chile) , Chinatown (Indonesia) , Chinatown (Canada) , Barrio Chino (Mexico) , Kitajska četrt (Slovenia) , Chinatown , Chinatown (India) , Kitajska četrt , Chinatown (Canada) , Chinatown (Denmark) , Chinatown , Chinatown (Hong Kong) , Chinatown (Finland) , Chinatown (Netherlands the) , Chinatown (Poland) , Кинеска четврт (Serbia) , Chinatown (Singapore) , チャイナタウン (Japan) , Čínská čtvrť (Czech Republic) , Chinatown (United Kingdom) , Chinatown (Japan) , Chinatown (India) , Chinatown (Sweden) , Chinatown (Korea) , Chinatown (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Chinatown (Greece) , Cínská ctvrt , تشاينا تاون (United Arab Emirates) , Çin Mahallesi (Turkey) , Barrio Chino (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Chinatown (Iran) , Chinatown (Thailand) , Chinatown (United States of America) , Китайский квартал , Chinatown (Finland) , Chinatown (Germany) , Kínai negyed (Hungary) , Phố Tàu (Vietnam) , Kineska četvrt , Chinatown (Israel) , Barrio Chino (Argentina) , चाइनाटाउन (India) , Chinatown (Spain) , Китайский квартал (Russian Federation) , Китайський квартал (Ukraine) , Mahalle-ye chiniha (Iran) , Chinatown (Egypt) , Kinų kvartalas (Lithuania) , Cartierul chinezesc (Romania) , Chinatown (Australia) , Τσάιναταουν (Greece) , 唐人街 (China) , Китайски квартал (Bulgaria) , Chinatown (France, French Republic) , Chinatown (South Africa) , Chinatown Barrio chino, Cartierul chinezesc, Çin Mahallesi, Cínská ctvrt, Kínai negyed, Kineska četvrt, Τσαϊνατάουν, Китайски квартал, Китайский квартал, 唐人街, 唐人街 (China)
- Plot:
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.
- IMDB:tt0071315
Chinatown Cast · · · ALL
Roman Polanski
Director
Jack Nicholson
J.J. 'Jake' Gittes
Faye Dunaway
Evelyn Cross Mulwray
John Huston
Noah Cross
Perry Lopez
Lieutenant Lou Escobar
John Hillerman
Russ Yelburton
Diane Ladd
Ida Sessions
Roman Polanski
Man with Knife
Roy Jenson
Claude Mulvihill
Richard Bakalyan
Detective Loach
James Hong
Evelyn's Butler
Bruce Glover
Duffy
Joe Mantell
(1915–2010)
Lawrence Walsh
Roy Roberts
Mayor Bagby
Noble Willingham
Councilman
Rance Howard
Irate Farmer
Jesse Vint
Farmer in the Valley
Burt Young
Curly
Lee de Broux
Policeman
Darrell Zwerling
Hollis I. Mulwray
Nandu Hinds
Sophie
James O’Rear
Lawyer
Beulah Quo
Maid
Jerry Fujikawa
Gardener
Belinda Palmer
Katherine
Elliott Montgomery
Councilman