| Edition |
Widescreen version. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround Dolby rda |
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NTSC rda |
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video file region 1 rda |
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DVD video |
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Motion pictures. lcgft |
| Series |
Paramount centennial collection |
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Paramount centennial collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1 NTSC; widescreen; English Dolby Digital 5.1 and English, French, Spanish, Portuguese mono; color. |
| Language |
In English, dubbed French, dubbed Portuguese, or dubbed Spanish, with optional English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, John Huston. |
| Credits |
Film editor, Sam O'Steen ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; director of photography, John A. Alonzo. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. |
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Wide screen. |
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"Disc One - Feature Film"--Disc surface. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 1974: Best Original Screenplay (Towne). |
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Golden Globe, 1975: Best Motion Picture - Drama. |
| Summary |
A seemingly routine matrimonial snooping job mushrooms into a murderous scandal in pre-World War II Los Angeles. |
| Note |
Special feature: optional commentary by Robert Towne with David Fincher. |
| Subject |
Water rights -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Public utilities -- Corrupt practices -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Water-supply -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Murder -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Gangsters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama.
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Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Drama.
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Gangsters. (OCoLC)fst00937713
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Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
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Water rights. (OCoLC)fst01172066
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Water-supply. (OCoLC)fst01172350
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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California -- Los Angeles -- Chinatown.
(OCoLC)fst01322464
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| Genre/Form |
Crime films. (OCoLC)fst01710477
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Detective and mystery films. (OCoLC)fst01710476
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film noir. (OCoLC)fst01710306
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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Crime films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Film noir.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Polanski, Roman, film director.
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Towne, Robert, screenwriter.
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Evans, Robert, 1930-2019 film producer.
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Nicholson, Jack, actor.
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Dunaway, Faye, actor.
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Hillerman, John, actor.
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Lopez, Perry, 1929-2008, actor.
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Young, Burt, actor.
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Huston, John, 1906-1987, actor.
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Goldsmith, Jerry, composer (expression)
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Paramount Pictures Corporation, production company.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Chinatown (Motion picture)
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Container of (expression): Chinatown (Motion picture). French.
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Container of (expression): Chinatown (Motion picture). Portuguese.
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Container of (expression): Chinatown (Motion picture). Spanish.
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| Other Editions: |
Reproduction of (manifestation): Chinatown (Motion picture) Chinatown Hollywood, California : Paramount, [2017] 1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 032429256553 |
| Standard No. |
032429287809 |
| Music No. |
2080846 Paramount |
