130 mins |
Rated
R16 (Violence & offensive language)
Directed by Roman Polanski
Starring Diane Ladd, John Huston, John Hillerman, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway
Playing as part of our Neo-Noir Film Festival March 30th - April 9th.
Landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) 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 for one, unforgettable night in ...CHINATOWN.
Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award®-winning script by Robert Towne, CHINATOWN captures a lost era in a master fully woven movie that remains a timeless gem.
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Playing as part of our Neo-Noir Film Festival March 30th - April 9th.
Landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) 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 for one, unforgettable night in ...CHINATOWN.
Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award®-winning script by Robert Towne, CHINATOWN captures a lost era in a master fully woven movie that remains a timeless gem.