Chinatown
- Director
- Roman Polanski
- Release Date
- June 20, 1974
- Studio(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Jack Nicholson , Faye Dunaway , John Huston , Perry Lopez , John Hillerman , Darrell Zwerling
- Writers
- Robert Towne , Roman Polanski
- Runtime
- 130 minutes
- Budget
- $6 million
Summary
A private detective hired to expose an adulterer finds himself caught up in a web of deceit, corruption, and murder.
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