Chinatown (Centennial Collection) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Many films from the 1970s allow even the most gripping narratives to flow with the consequences of real life. CHINATOWN is a classic film whose intrigues and adventures culminate in life-changing moments for its protagonist, Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson). Director Roman Polanski's classic neo-noir detective story is set during a heat wave in 1930s Los Angeles, where residents suffer from a water shortage due to an ongoing drought. With stellar contributions from composer Jerry Goldsmith and screenwriter Robert Towne, whose script recalls the hard-boiled cynicism of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, CHINATOWN is a complex and superbly crafted period drama that has become Polanski's most critically acclaimed film. Private investigator Gittes runs a sleazy detective agency. When a client (Diane Ladd) hires him to spy on her "husband," who is rumored to be having an affair with a younger woman, Jake uncovers a plot against the man--but this is only the tip of the iceberg. Still to emerge are a sex scandal implicating the real wife (Faye Dunaway), with whom Jake is destined to become more closely acquainted, and a real estate swindle of tremendous proportions devised by her tycoon father (John Huston), backed up by a vast network of corrupt city officials and landowners who make life hell for the private eye. This story crystallizes the impact of a chance meeting with the romantic ideals of the early 1970s, when the American urban landscape and economic power structures were in flux.

"...[Polanski] handles the mechanics of the plot with a ruthless brilliance that is immediately involving..." - Tom, Milne (Sight and Sound), Sight and Sound, 09/01/1974

"...Incomparable..." - Troy, Patterson (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 05/29/1998

"...Like most noir stories, CHINATOWN ends in a flurry of revelation....For Nicholson, the role had enormous importance..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 02/06/2000

"...A film noir masterpiece that never stops screwing with your head..." - Dorian, Lynskey (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 07/01/2000

"Faye Dunaway quivers, John Huston looms, but Nicholson's Gittes seems untouchable inside..." - Premiere Staff (Premiere Staff), Premiere, 04/01/2004

"[T]he director's dark wit questions the conventions of noir, and exhales stylish seediness." - Chris, Roberts (Writer/Director "Wing Commander"), Uncut, 09/01/2004

5 stars out of 5 -- "Jack Nicholson lends J.J. Gittes nervy sharpness, and John Huston fills villainous Noah Cross with menace..." - Ian, Nathan (Empire Film Critic), Empire, 12/01/2007

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Product Title:	Chinatown (Centennial Collection) (US Version) Chinatown (Centennial Collection) (US Version) Chinatown (Centennial Collection) (US Version) Chinatown (Centennial Collection) (US Version) Chinatown (Centennial Collection) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	John Huston (Actor) | Faye Dunaway (Actor) | Roy Roberts (Actor) | Jerry Fujikawa (Actor) | John Hillerman (Actor) | Roy Jenson (Actor) | Kristi Zea (Actor) | Rance Howard (Actor) | Darrell Zwerling (Actor) | Richard Bakalyan (Actor) | Paul Monash (Actor) | Sam O'Steen | Diane Ladd | Jerry Goldsmith (Actor) | John A. Alonzo | Wojciech Kilar | Richard Sylbert 尊侯斯頓 (Actor) | Faye Dunaway (Actor) | Roy Roberts (Actor) | Jerry Fujikawa (Actor) | John Hillerman (Actor) | Roy Jenson (Actor) | Kristi Zea (Actor) | Rance Howard (Actor) | Darrell Zwerling (Actor) | Richard Bakalyan (Actor) | Paul Monash (Actor) | Sam O'Steen | Diane Ladd | Jerry Goldsmith (Actor) | John A. Alonzo | Wojciech Kilar | Richard Sylbert 尊侯斯顿 (Actor) | Faye Dunaway (Actor) | Roy Roberts (Actor) | Jerry Fujikawa (Actor) | John Hillerman (Actor) | Roy Jenson (Actor) | Kristi Zea (Actor) | Rance Howard (Actor) | Darrell Zwerling (Actor) | Richard Bakalyan (Actor) | Paul Monash (Actor) | Sam O'Steen | Diane Ladd | Jerry Goldsmith (Actor) | John A. Alonzo | Wojciech Kilar | Richard Sylbert ジョン・ヒューストン (Actor) | Ｆａｙｅ Ｄｕｎａｗａｙ (Actor) | Roy Roberts (Actor) | Jerry Fujikawa (Actor) | John Hillerman (Actor) | Roy Jenson (Actor) | Kristi Zea (Actor) | Rance Howard (Actor) | Darrell Zwerling (Actor) | Richard Bakalyan (Actor) | Paul Monash (Actor) | Ｓａｍ Ｏ＇Ｓｔｅｅｎ | Ｄｉａｎｅ Ｌａｄｄ | Jerry Goldsmith (Actor) | John A. Alonzo | Wojciech Kilar | Richard Sylbert John Huston (Actor) | Faye Dunaway (Actor) | Roy Roberts (Actor) | Jerry Fujikawa (Actor) | John Hillerman (Actor) | Roy Jenson (Actor) | Kristi Zea (Actor) | Rance Howard (Actor) | Darrell Zwerling (Actor) | Richard Bakalyan (Actor) | Paul Monash (Actor) | Sam O'Steen | Diane Ladd | Jerry Goldsmith (Actor) | John A. Alonzo | Wojciech Kilar | Richard Sylbert
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Release Date:	2009-10-06
UPC Code:	097360729849
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Paramount Home Entertainment
Other Information:	2 DVDs
Package Weight:	110 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1020620559

Director: Roman Polanski

DVD Features:

Region 1
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish