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Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in...

Chinatown

( Catalog Number LV86742WS )
(2.35:1) (Digital) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Chinatown
1974 - 131 min. - Color
Genre: Thriller
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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.

Cast for Chinatown

Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
John Huston
Perry Lopez
John Hillerman
Darrell Zwerling
Diane Ladd
Roy Jenson
Roman Polanski
Richard Bakalyan
Joe Mantell
Bruce Glover
Nandu Hinds
James O'Rear
James Hong
Beulah Quo
Jerry Fujikawa
Belinda Palmer
Roy Roberts
Noble Willingham
Elliott Montgomery
Rance Howard
George Justin
C.O. Erickson
Fritzi Burr
Charles Knapp
Claudio Martínez
Federico Roberto
Allan Warnick
John Holland
Jesse Vint
Jim Burk
Denny Arnold
Burt Young
Elizabeth Harding
John Rogers
Cecil Elliott
Paul Jenkins
Lee de Broux
Bob Golden

Crew for Chinatown

Producer C.O. Erickson
Producer Robert Evans
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo
Composer Jerry Goldsmith
Costume Designer Anthea Sylbert
Director Roman Polanski
Editor Sam O'Steen
May Wale Brown
Gary Chazan
Wayne Fitzgerald
Production Designer Richard Sylbert
Writer Robert Towne

Feature Details

Title: Chinatown
Feature Release Date: 1974
Genre: Thriller
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 131 Minutes
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 2.35:1
Playback Format: CLV+CAV

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Technical Details

LD Release Date: 25 Feb 1991
Catalog Number: LV86742WS
UPC: 013023249271
ISBN: 0-7921-1926-6
Manufacturer: Pioneer USA
Publisher: Paramount Home Video

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 3
Cover: Gatefold Jacket
Sound: Digital
Sound Analog Right: Musical Score
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: English
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: LV86742WS
Shipping Weight: 2 lbs
1 in Stock

Rare Widescreen LaserDisc

Near-Mint LaserDiscs and Gatefold Jacket with some shelf and edge-wear

Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in...

Chinatown

( Catalog Number LV86742WS )
(2.35:1) (Digital) (3 Sides) (CLV+CAV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

LaserDisc

Chinatown
1974 - 131 min. - Color
Genre: Thriller
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Storyline:
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.

Cast for Chinatown

Jack Nicholson
Faye Dunaway
John Huston
Perry Lopez
John Hillerman
Darrell Zwerling
Diane Ladd
Roy Jenson
Roman Polanski
Richard Bakalyan
Joe Mantell
Bruce Glover
Nandu Hinds
James O'Rear
James Hong
Beulah Quo
Jerry Fujikawa
Belinda Palmer
Roy Roberts
Noble Willingham
Elliott Montgomery
Rance Howard
George Justin
C.O. Erickson
Fritzi Burr
Charles Knapp
Claudio Martínez
Federico Roberto
Allan Warnick
John Holland
Jesse Vint
Jim Burk
Denny Arnold
Burt Young
Elizabeth Harding
John Rogers
Cecil Elliott
Paul Jenkins
Lee de Broux
Bob Golden

Crew for Chinatown

Producer C.O. Erickson
Producer Robert Evans
Cinematographer John A. Alonzo
Composer Jerry Goldsmith
Costume Designer Anthea Sylbert
Director Roman Polanski
Editor Sam O'Steen
May Wale Brown
Gary Chazan
Wayne Fitzgerald
Production Designer Richard Sylbert
Writer Robert Towne

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