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Chinatown (1974)

Directed by Roman Polanski · Cinematography by John A. Alonzo

R130 min62 frames

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

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.

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