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.