Chinatown

• 1974
• US
• 2h 11min
• 15

• Directed by: Roman Polanski
• Written by: Robert Towne
• Cast: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston

Private eye Jake Gittes takes on a routine case in 1937 LA and ends up uncovering more than he bargained for. Splendid conspiracy thriller with a handsome period look and a quite superlative cast. Despite rumours spread by Nicholson and Polanski, though, the nose-slitting scene was faked.

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